English pronunciation
How to pronounce “sick”
Phonetic spelling
SIK
IPA /ˈsɪk/
Syllable stress
sik
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “sick”?
s i c k
“sick” is spelled S-I-C-K. It is pronounced SIK, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
I feel sick and need to go home.
She called in sick because of a fever.