ticklish
/ˈtɪk(ə)lɪʃ/
"ticklish" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ticklish” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,220. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,220
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sensitive or susceptible to being tickled.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ticklish · ticklish · English
ticklish · rank #46,220 · 13 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #46,220
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH timestamp
Nearest frequency peer: timestamp (+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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “ticklish”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Teng
Teng
53,787 corpus weight
- Texarkana
Texarkana
53,786 corpus weight
- ticklish
ticklish
53,781 corpus weight
- timestamp
timestamp
53,780 corpus weight
- tivo
tivo
53,779 corpus weight
- tradesman
tradesman
53,776 corpus weight
What this shows “ticklish” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ticklish |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈtɪk(ə)lɪʃ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #46,220 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “ticklish”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around ticklish (IPA /ˈtɪk(ə)lɪʃ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #46,220 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ticklish, with forms such as "itcklish", "tciklish", and "ticcklish". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "tickling", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From tickle + -ish. The correct English form is ticklish, spelled T-I-C-K-L-I-S-H.
Definition
- 1Sensitive or susceptible to being tickled.
- 2Touchy, sensitive, or delicate.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ticklish appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She is ticklish only on her tummy and the bottoms of her feet.
That was the funeral oration of one friend and client; and he could not help a certain apprehension lest the good name of another should be sucked down in the eddy of the scandal. It was, at least, a ticklish decision that he had to make; and self-reliant as he was by habit, he began to cherish a longing for advice.
Etymology
From tickle + -ish.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- itcklish
- tciklish
- ticcklish
- tickilsh
- tickklish
- ticklihs
- ticklishh
- ticklissh
- tickllish
- ticklsih
- ticlkish
- tikclish
- tticklish
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ticklish - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ticklish", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).