# sick vs spicy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sick
*adjective · IPA /ˈsɪk/ · frequency rank #1,410*
In poor health; ill.

### spicy
*adjective · IPA /ˈspaɪsi/ · frequency rank #9,672*
Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.

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