lickers

/ˈlɪkɚz/

//ˈlɪkɚz// noun

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"lickers" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“lickers” is uncommon English (frequency #91,741 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,741
frequency rank, English
16,425
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of licker

Key facts for lickers
PropertyValue
Headwordlickers
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈlɪkɚz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#91,741
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lickers” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). lickers lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lickers is uncommon English at frequency #91,741 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlɪkɚz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of licker".

No misspelling variants are generated for lickers in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is lickers, spelled L-I-C-K-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of licker

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lickers"?
"lickers" is spelled L-I-C-K-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlɪkɚz/.
What does "lickers" mean?
As a noun, "lickers" means: plural of licker
How do you pronounce "lickers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lickers" is /ˈlɪkɚz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lickers" come from?
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Using “lickers”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is L-I-C-K-E-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈlɪkɚz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list