# nick vs NICU

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### NICU
*noun · frequency rank #43,808*
Initialism of neonatal intensive care unit.

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