# Caicos

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkeɪkəs/ · frequency rank #42,045

## Definitions
1. Ellipsis of Caicos Islands, the bigger archipelago of the Turks and Caicos Islands, lying to the northwest.

## Etymology
From Lucayan Taíno caya hico, meaning 'string of islands'.

## Easily confused with
- **Cairo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caicos-vs-cairo)
- **chico** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caicos-vs-chico)
- **Carlos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caicos-vs-carlos)
- **chicks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caicos-vs-chicks)
- **clicks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caicos-vs-clicks)
- **caucus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caicos-vs-caucus)
- **Cairns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caicos-vs-cairns)
- **CAPCOM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caicos-vs-capcom)
- **calico** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caicos-vs-calico)

## Common misspellings (8)
`acicos`, `cacios`, `caiccos`, `caicoss`, `caicso`, `caiocs`, `ccaicos`, `ciacos`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/caicos