# sticky vs stink

> 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.

### stink
*verb · IPA /stɪŋk/ · frequency rank #15,922*
To have a strong bad smell.

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