sicker
sic·ker/ˈsɪkɚ/adjective, adverb, verb
sicker is spelled S-I-C-K-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (sic·ker). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sicker means “Certain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sicker?
| Letters | 6: S-I-C-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: sic·ker |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,998th 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 sicker?
Sicker appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th 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 sicker?
- US /ˈsɪkɚ/
Sicker has 2 syllables, split sic·ker in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-sicker.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sicker?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sicker from its last stressed vowel (/ɪkəɹ/):
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 sicker
- siker
- siccer
- siccar
- sickers present, singular, he/she/it
- sickering participle, present
- sickered participle, past
- sigger
- zigger
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sicker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Certain.
I'm sicker that he's not home.
- 2
Secure; safe.
To walk a sicker path
- 3
comparative form of sick: more sick.
adverb
- 1
Certainly.
- 2
Securely.
verb
- 1
To percolate, trickle, or seep; to ooze, as water through a crack.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sicker come from?
From Middle English siker, from Old English sicer, sicor, from Proto-West Germanic *sikur (“free, secure”), from Latin sēcūrus (“secure”, literally “without care”). Doublet of sure and secure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).