pricked
/pɹɪkt/
"pricked" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pricked” is uncommon English (frequency #50,738 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,738
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Punctured by small holes.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pricked · pricked · English
pricked · rank #50,738 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,738
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH prepositions
Nearest frequency peer: prepositions (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “pricked”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- precariously
precariously
49,266 corpus weight
- Prendergast
Prendergast
49,265 corpus weight
- prepositions
prepositions
49,264 corpus weight
- pricked
pricked
49,263 corpus weight
- privateer
privateer
49,262 corpus weight
- procreate
procreate
49,261 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “pricked” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pricked |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /pɹɪkt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #50,738 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “pricked” in English
Rare enough to double-check
pricked is uncommon English at frequency #50,738 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /pɹɪkt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pricked, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is pricked, spelled P-R-I-C-K-E-D.
Definition
- 1Punctured by small holes.
- 2Listening carefully.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pricked appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The room was quite dark. The oblong window showed the night sky pricked here and there with stars.
Make sure to keep your ears pricked and your eyes peeled.
Synonyms
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.
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