sickbed
/ˈsɪkbɛd/noun
sickbed is spelled S-I-C-K-B-E-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sickbed means “A bed used by a person who is sick” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sickbed is sickbeds.
How many letters and syllables are in sickbed?
| Letters | 7: S-I-C-K-B-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 sickbed?
Sickbed appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 sickbed?
- /ˈsɪkbɛd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-sickbed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sickbed
- sickbeds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sickbed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A bed used by a person who is sick.
- 2
A place for convalescence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sickbed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Krankenbett, Siechbett, Siechenbett , Genesungsort, Genesungsbett |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sickbed come from?
From Middle English seke bed, equivalent to sick + bed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).