sicario
si·ca·ri·o/sɪˈkɑːɹi.oʊ/noun
sicario is spelled S-I-C-A-R-I-O: 7 letters and 4 syllables (si·ca·ri·o). It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sicario means “hitman, hired killer (especially when referring to Latin American drug cartels)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sicario is sicarios.
How many letters and syllables are in sicario?
| Letters | 7: S-I-C-A-R-I-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: si·ca·ri·o |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is sicario?
Sicario appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th 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 sicario?
- UK /sɪˈkɑːɹi.əʊ/
- US /sɪˈkɑːɹi.oʊ/
- US /səˈ-/
Sicario has 4 syllables, split si·ca·ri·o in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with sicario?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sicario from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹioʊ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of sicario
- sicarios plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sicario mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
hitman, hired killer (especially when referring to Latin American drug cartels)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sicario come from?
Borrowed from Spanish sicario.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).