sickie
/ˈsɪki/noun
sickie is spelled S-I-C-K-I-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sickie means “A day, or time, off work due to (supposed) illness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sickie is sickies.
How many letters and syllables are in sickie?
| Letters | 6: S-I-C-K-I-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 sickie?
Sickie appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 sickie?
- /ˈsɪki/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-sickie.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sickie
- sickies plural
- sicky
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sickie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKslangA day, or time, off work due to (supposed) illness.
- 2
slangA person who is unwell.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sickie come from?
From sick + -ie, from sick leave.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).