listicle
list·i·cle/ˈlɪstɪkl̩/noun
listicle is spelled L-I-S-T-I-C-L-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables (list·i·cle). It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, listicle means “An article based around a list” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of listicle is listicles.
How many letters and syllables are in listicle?
| Letters | 8: L-I-S-T-I-C-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: list·i·cle |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th 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 listicle?
Listicle appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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 listicle?
- /ˈlɪstɪkl̩/
Listicle has 3 syllables, split list·i·cle in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-listicle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of listicle
- listicles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does listicle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalAn article based around a list.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does listicle come from?
Blend of list + article.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).