fickle

Other forms of fickle

comparative

fickler·

superlative

ficklest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about fickle

What does fickle mean?

fickle means "marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fickle?

fickle has 2 syllables: fic-kle. The stress falls on "fic". In IPA it is /ˈfɪkəl/.

What is another word for fickle?

Close synonyms include volatile, erratic, mercurial, quicksilver. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fickle a common word?

fickle is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.