Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schick

/ʃˈɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables
schick
IPA
/ʃˈɪk/
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* As a German and Jewish surname, from the adjective Schick (“well-mannered, proper”) (see below). This is also borrowed into Czech as Šik, compare Sik. * Also as a German surname, variant of Schiek, itself a variant of Schieck, from Middle High German schiec (“twisted, crooked”) (compare modern schief). Compare Shick, Sheek.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Schicks (plural)

Homonyms

shick

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce schick?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈɪk/.
What does schick mean?
A surname.
Where does schick come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce schick

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