# ticklish

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtɪk(ə)lɪʃ/ · frequency rank #46,220

## Definitions
1. Sensitive or susceptible to being tickled.
2. Touchy, sensitive, or delicate.

## Etymology
From tickle + -ish.

## Easily confused with
- **tickling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tickling-vs-ticklish)

## Common misspellings (13)
`itcklish`, `tciklish`, `ticcklish`, `tickilsh`, `tickklish`, `ticklihs`, `ticklishh`, `ticklissh`, `tickllish`, `ticklsih`, `ticlkish`, `tikclish`, `tticklish`

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