wicked
/ˈwɪkɪd/
"wicked" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“wicked” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,305. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,305
- frequency rank, English
- 1,759
- “W” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.
Corpus desk
Index EN-wicked · wicked · English
wicked · rank #7,305 · 9 variants · 18 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,305
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,759
- PHOTO-FINISH whatsoever
Nearest frequency peer: whatsoever (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “wicked”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- violations
violations
92,699 corpus weight
- weigh
weigh
92,698 corpus weight
- whatsoever
whatsoever
92,697 corpus weight
- wicked
wicked
92,696 corpus weight
- Abraham
Abraham
92,695 corpus weight
- absent
absent
92,694 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “wicked” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | wicked |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈwɪkɪd/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #7,305 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wicked” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around wicked (IPA /ˈwɪkɪd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,305 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for wicked, with forms such as "iwcked", "wciked", and "wiccked". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "wiped", "wired", "worked", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English wicked, wikked, an alteration of Middle English wicke, wikke (“morally perverse, evil, wicked”). Of uncertain origin. Possibly from an adjectival use of Old English wiċċa (“wizard, sorcerer”), from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō (“necromance… The correct English form is wicked, spelled W-I-C-K-E-D.
Definition
- 1Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.
- 2Harsh; severe.
- 3Excellent; awesome; masterful.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wicked appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Genuine cowards follow wicked people and cannot reliably sustain any virtue.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bolde as a lyon.
Etymology
From Middle English wicked, wikked, an alteration of Middle English wicke, wikke (“morally perverse, evil, wicked”). Of uncertain origin. Possibly from an adjectival use of Old English wiċċa (“wizard, sorcerer”), from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō (“necromancer, sorcerer”), though the phonology makes this theory difficult to explain. Alternatively, perhaps related to English wicker, Old Norse víkja (“to bend to, yield, turn, move”), Swedish vika (“to bend, fold, give way to”), English weak. The "excellent, awesome" sense is an ameliorative semantic shift from the original sense of "evil, mischievous". Compare similar semantic development in terrific and sick.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- iwcked
- wciked
- wiccked
- wicekd
- wickde
- wickedd
- wickked
- wikced
- wwicked
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wicked - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "wicked" maps to 18 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "wiped". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #7,305 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "W" letter cohort. W–Z browse
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.