lick clean
"lick-clean" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lick clean” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To empty (something) by eating its contents.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lick-clean · lick clean · English
lick clean · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lick clean |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lick clean” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lick clean is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To empty (something) by eating its contents.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lick clean, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From lick + clean. The correct English form is lick clean, spelled L-I-C-K- -C-L-E-A-N.
Definition
- 1To empty (something) by eating its contents.
Etymology
From lick + clean.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.