# nicks vs NICU

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nicks-vs-nicu