# sic vs sick

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### sic
*adverb · IPA /siːk/ · frequency rank #7,836*
assim

### sick
*adjective · IPA /sɪk/ · frequency rank #31,561*
doente

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