# sick vs stink

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### stink
*verb · IPA /stɪŋk/ · frequency rank #15,922*
To have a strong bad smell.

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