# nick vs nil

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### nil
*noun · IPA /nɪl/ · frequency rank #18,905*
Nothing; zero.

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