# nice vs nicked

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### nice
*adjective · IPA /naɪs/ · frequency rank #423*
Pleasant, satisfactory.

### nicked
*verb · IPA /nɪkt/ · frequency rank #40,359*
simple past and past participle of nick

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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