fricking
/ˈfɹɪkɪŋ/adjective, adverb
fricking is spelled F-R-I-C-K-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, fricking means “A minced oath of "fucking" as an intensifier” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fricking?
| Letters | 8: F-R-I-C-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,154th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is fricking?
Fricking appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th 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 fricking?
- /ˈfɹɪkɪŋ/
Fricking has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: Fricking.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fricking
- fricken
- frickin
- frickin'
- frigging
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fricking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
colloquialA minced oath of "fucking" as an intensifier.
Throw me a fricking bone here!
adverb
- 1
colloquialFreaking.
What are you fricking looking at?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fricking in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense intensifier (euphemism):
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | foutu |
| German | verdammt, gottverdammt |
| Portuguese | do caramba, do caraças, pra caçamba, pra caraças, bagarai, pra catano |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.