Thicc or thick?
thicc is an adjective meaning “Alternative spelling of thick (“curvy”)”; thick is an adjective meaning “Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest…”. Wiktionary gives them as spellings of the same word. They sound the same (/θɪk/). In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) thick is about 63 times as common as thicc.
What is the difference between thicc and thick?
| thicc | thick | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | adjective | adjective, adverb, noun, verb, determiner |
| Meaning | Alternative spelling of thick (“curvy”) Alternative spelling of thick (“wide”) | Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension In a thick manner |
| Example | none recorded | I want some planks that are two inches thick |
| Forms | thiccer, thiccest | thicker, thickest |
| Pronunciation | /θɪk/ | /θɪk/ /θɘk/ |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words | 29 times per million words |
Sources: thicc and thick in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of thicc and thick
thicc
- 1
Alternative spelling of thick (“curvy”)
- 2
Alternative spelling of thick (“wide”)
thick
- 1
Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension
- 2
In a thick manner
Snow lay thick on the ground
- 3
The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something
It was mayhem in the thick of battle
- 4
Alternative form of thilk (“that same”)
- 5
Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension
I want some planks that are two inches thick
- 6
Frequently or numerously
The arrows flew thick and fast around us
- 7
A thicket
- 8
Heavy in build; thickset
He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, thicc or thick?
thicc appears about once in every 2 million words; thick 29 times per million words.
thicc about once in every 2 million wordsthick 29 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How many people search thicc vs thick?
“thicc vs thick” is searched about 140 times a month on Google and 10 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“thick vs thicc”, “thicc or thick”).
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