# nick vs nicks

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### nick
*noun · IPA /nɪk/ · frequency rank #2,547*
A small cut in a surface.

### nicks
*noun · IPA /nɪks/ · frequency rank #26,523*
plural of nick

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nick-vs-nicks