spick
/spɪk/noun, adjective, verb
spick is spelled S-P-I-C-K: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spick means “Alternative spelling of spic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spick is spicks.
How many letters and syllables are in spick?
| Letters | 5: S-P-I-C-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th 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 spick?
Spick appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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 spick?
- /spɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-spick.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of spick
- spicks plural
- spicker comparative
- spickest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spick mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of spic.
- 2
obsoleteA nail, a spike (slender piece of wood or metal, used as a fastener).
adjective
- 1
Tidy; fresh.
verb
- 1
Pronunciation spelling of speak.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does spick come from?
Variant of spike.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).