# sicker

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsɪkɚ/ · frequency rank #37,221

## Definitions
1. comparative form of sick: more sick.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English siker, sikker, sykkere, secre, seccre, from Old English sēocra (“sicker”), equivalent to sick + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **sister** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sicker-vs-sister)
- **silver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sicker-vs-silver)
- **singer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sicker-vs-singer)
- **soccer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sicker-vs-soccer)
- **sucker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sicker-vs-sucker)
- **socket** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sicker-vs-socket)
- **sinner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sicker-vs-sinner)
- **smoker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sicker-vs-smoker)
- **simmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sicker-vs-simmer)
- **sitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sicker-vs-sitter)
- **sickle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sicker-vs-sickle)
- **sickly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sicker-vs-sickly)
- **spicer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sicker-vs-spicer)
- **stoker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sicker-vs-stoker)
- **signer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sicker-vs-signer)
- **silken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sicker-vs-silken)
- **sinker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sicker-vs-sinker)
- **sticker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sicker-vs-sticker)
- **slacker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sicker-vs-slacker)
- **Snickers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sicker-vs-snickers)

## Common misspellings (9)
`iscker`, `sciker`, `siccker`, `sicekr`, `sickerr`, `sickker`, `sickre`, `sikcer`, `ssicker`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sicker