sickbay
noun
sickbay is spelled S-I-C-K-B-A-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sickbay means “A place used as a hospital on board a ship, or on a spaceship (in science fiction)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sickbay is sickbays.
How many letters and syllables are in sickbay?
| Letters | 7: S-I-C-K-B-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 sickbay?
Sickbay appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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).
Forms of sickbay
- sickbays plural
- sick bay
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sickbay mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A place used as a hospital on board a ship, or on a spaceship (in science fiction).
- 2
A room or area for the treatment of the sick or injured in a school.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sickbay come from?
From sick + bay.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).