sicky
noun, adjective
sicky is spelled S-I-C-K-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sicky means “Alternative form of sickie (“sick day”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sicky is sickies.
How many letters and syllables are in sicky?
| Letters | 5: S-I-C-K-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th 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 sicky?
Sicky appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 sicky
- sickies plural
- more sicky comparative
- most sicky superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sicky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of sickie (“sick day”).
adjective
- 1
informalCovered in vomit.
- 2
informalProne to sickness; easily becoming ill; (somewhat) sick.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sicky come from?
From sick + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).