# sic vs Sy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sic
*adverb · IPA /sɪk/ · frequency rank #12,684*
Thus; as written; used to indicate, for example, that text is being quoted as it is from the source.

### Sy
*noun · IPA /saɪ/ · frequency rank #23,412*
Abbreviation of Seyfert galaxy, a type of AGN class of active galaxy.

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