wicked

\ˈwɪk.ɪd\

/\ˈwɪk.ɪd\/ adj

The verdict

“wicked” is uncommon French (frequency #60,478 among 549 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,478
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vilain, mauvais, méchant, maudit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-wicked · wicked · French

wicked · rank #60,478 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,478
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH whistle

Nearest frequency peer: whistle (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « wicked »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « wicked » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wicked
PropertyValue
Headwordwicked
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈwɪk.ɪd\
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,478
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « wicked » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).wickedtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « whistle » (#60,477), « Wissembourg » (#60,480), « waou » (#60,475). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « wicked » est au #60,478. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wicked is uncommon French at frequency #60,478 among 549 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈwɪk.ɪd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for wicked in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is wicked, spelled W-I-C-K-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vilain, mauvais, méchant, maudit.
  2. 2
    Mortel ; chouette ; cool.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how wicked appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The wicked child refused to clean up his room.
  2. The wicked witch of the West eventually was killed in The Wizard of Oz.

Synonyms

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wicked"?
"wicked" is spelled W-I-C-K-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈwɪk.ɪd\.
What does "wicked" mean?
As an adjective, "wicked" means: Vilain, mauvais, méchant, maudit.
How do you pronounce "wicked"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wicked" is \ˈwɪk.ɪd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wicked", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list