# sick vs stick

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### stick
*noun · IPA /stɪk/ · frequency rank #23,831*
porrete

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