# sticky vs stingy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sticky
*adjective · IPA /ˈstɪki/ · frequency rank #9,673*
Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.

### stingy
*adjective · IPA /ˈstɪnd͡ʒi/ · frequency rank #28,034*
Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sticky-vs-stingy