# fico

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfaɪkəʊ/ · frequency rank #43,643

## Definitions
1. a fig; an insignificant trifle
2. a sign of contempt made with the fingers

## Etymology
From Italian fico (“a fig”), from Latin fīcus. Doublet of fig.

## Easily confused with
- **fo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fico-vs-fo)
- **fit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fico-vs-fit)
- **fix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fico-vs-fix)
- **fig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fico-vs-fig)
- **fin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fico-vs-fin)
- **fir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fico-vs-fir)
- **foo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fico-vs-foo)
- **fil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fico-vs-fil)
- **fro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fico-vs-fro)
- **Flo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fico-vs-flo)
- **FTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fico-vs-ftc)
- **FNC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fico-vs-fnc)
- **FIS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fico-vs-fis)
- **fie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fico-vs-fie)
- **find** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fico-vs-find)
- **five** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fico-vs-five)
- **fuck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fico-vs-fuck)
- **fire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fico-vs-fire)
- **fine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fico-vs-fine)
- **film** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fico-vs-film)

## Common misspellings (5)
`fcio`, `ffico`, `ficco`, `fioc`, `ifco`

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