# sleek

> English word · Adjective · IPA /sliːk/ · frequency rank #18,696

## Definitions
1. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth
2. Glossy.
3. Not rough or harsh.
4. Slim and streamlined; not plump, thick, or stocky.
5. Healthy, well-fed and well-groomed; in good condition.
6. Dated form of slick (“convincing but untrustworthy”).

## Etymology
A late variant of slick; cognate to German schleichen (Old High German slihhan) and Dutch slijk (“mud, slime”). Compare slink.

## Easily confused with
- **slew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleek-vs-slew)
- **sleep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleek-vs-sleep)
- **speak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleek-vs-speak)
- **speed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleek-vs-speed)
- **sweet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleek-vs-sweet)
- **steel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleek-vs-steel)
- **slept** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleek-vs-slept)
- **sneak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleek-vs-sneak)
- **steep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleek-vs-steep)
- **steak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleek-vs-steak)
- **sweep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleek-vs-sweep)
- **steer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleek-vs-steer)
- **slick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleek-vs-slick)
- **speck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleek-vs-speck)
- **steed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleek-vs-steed)
- **sleet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleek-vs-sleet)
- **steen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleek-vs-steen)
- **sneer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleek-vs-sneer)
- **speer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleek-vs-speer)
- **sleeve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleek-vs-sleeve)

## Common misspellings (7)
`lseek`, `selek`, `sleekk`, `slek`, `sleke`, `slleek`, `ssleek`

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