# chic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ʃiːk/ · frequency rank #11,517

## Definitions
1. Elegant, stylish.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French chic (“elegant”), which in turn is probably borrowed from German Schick (“elegant appearance; tasteful presentation”). The word is akin to Dutch schielijk (“hasty”), schikken (“to arrange”) and Old English sċēon (“to happen”).

## Easily confused with
- **ci** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chic-vs-ci)
- **CIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chic-vs-cia)
- **cis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chic-vs-cis)
- **chu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chic-vs-chu)
- **cho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chic-vs-cho)
- **CPI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chic-vs-cpi)
- **Civ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chic-vs-civ)
- **CSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chic-vs-csi)
- **CPC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chic-vs-cpc)
- **CID** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chic-vs-cid)
- **CMC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chic-vs-cmc)
- **CNC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chic-vs-cnc)
- **CHP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chic-vs-chp)
- **cit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chic-vs-cit)
- **CHR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chic-vs-chr)
- **cig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chic-vs-cig)
- **CRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chic-vs-cri)
- **Cui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chic-vs-cui)
- **CoC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chic-vs-coc)
- **CIF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chic-vs-cif)

## Common misspellings (6)
`cchic`, `chci`, `chhic`, `chicc`, `cihc`, `hcic`

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