sticken

[ˈʃtɪkn̩]

/[ˈʃtɪkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“sticken” is uncommon German (frequency #65,722 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,722
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit Nadel und Garn ein Stück Stoff mit einem Muster oder einem Bild verzieren

Key facts for sticken
PropertyValue
Headwordsticken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtɪkn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#65,722
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sticken” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sticken lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sticken is uncommon German at frequency #65,722 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃtɪkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Nadel und Garn ein Stück Stoff mit einem Muster oder einem Bild verzieren".

sticken has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is sticken, spelled S-T-I-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Nadel und Garn ein Stück Stoff mit einem Muster oder einem Bild verzieren

This word in other languages

embroider(English)bordar(Español)broder(Français)bordar(Português)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sticken"?
"sticken" is spelled S-T-I-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɪkn̩].
What does "sticken" mean?
As a verb, "sticken" means: mit Nadel und Garn ein Stück Stoff mit einem Muster oder einem Bild verzieren
How do you pronounce "sticken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sticken" is [ˈʃtɪkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sticken" come from?
"sticken" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “sticken”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-I-C-K-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtɪkn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list