encik
/ˈɪnt͡ʃek/noun
encik is spelled E-N-C-I-K: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, encik means “Informal term of address for a male warrant officer in the Singapore Armed Forces” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of encik is enciks.
How many letters and syllables are in encik?
| Letters | 5: E-N-C-I-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is encik?
Encik appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce encik?
- /ˈɪnt͡ʃek/
- [ˈɪn˧.t͡ʃeʔ˦]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of encik
- enciks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does encik mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalInformal term of address for a male warrant officer in the Singapore Armed Forces.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does encik come from?
From Malay encik, from Hokkien 引叔 (ín-chek, “uncle”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).