# sik vs stink

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sik
*adjective · frequency rank #40,893*
Alternative form of sick (“cool, excellent”).

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sik-vs-stink