slicker
/ˈslɪkɚ/
"slicker" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“slicker” is uncommon English (frequency #55,742 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,742
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - comparative form of slick: more slick
Corpus desk
Index EN-slicker · slicker · English
slicker · rank #55,742 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,742
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH skied
Nearest frequency peer: skied (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “slicker”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Sinhala
Sinhala
44,263 corpus weight
- skatepark
skatepark
44,261 corpus weight
- skied
skied
44,260 corpus weight
- slicker
slicker
44,259 corpus weight
- slurping
slurping
44,258 corpus weight
- slyly
slyly
44,257 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “slicker” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | slicker |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈslɪkɚ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #55,742 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “slicker” in English
Rare enough to double-check
slicker is uncommon English at frequency #55,742 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈslɪkɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "comparative form of slick: more slick".
slicker has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the adjective slick. The correct English form is slicker, spelled S-L-I-C-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1comparative form of slick: more slick
Etymology
From the adjective slick.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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