Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fick

/fˈɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: fick
IPA: /fˈɪk/

13

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

* As a North/Low German surname, from a pet form of the name Friedrich. * As an English surname, perhaps from an adjective meaning "to move quickly," see the verbs fidge, fig. Compare Figg. * Alternatively as an English surname, from a nickname derived from Old English gefic (“deceitful”), compare the adjective fickle. See Ficker. * As an English surname of Norman origin, from Old French fike, a northern variant of fiche (“pointed implement”), presumably related to the verb ficher (“to drive in”). See Fitch.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: -, gefic, fike

Inflected Forms

Ficks (plural)

Phrases

Fick principle

Homonyms

ficke

Rhymes With

pick quick sick click stick kick dick non-stick nick trick thick rick

Questions

How do you pronounce fick?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɪk/.
What does fick mean?: A surname.
Where does fick come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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