lipstick
lip·stick/ˈlɪpˌstɪk/noun, verb
lipstick is spelled L-I-P-S-T-I-C-K: 8 letters and 2 syllables (lip·stick). It appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lipstick means “Makeup for the lips” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lipstick is lipsticks.
How many letters and syllables are in lipstick?
| Letters | 8: L-I-P-S-T-I-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: lip·stick |
| In writing | 4.9 times per million words; the 11,373rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lipstick?
Lipstick appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lipstick?
- UK /ˈlɪpstɪk/
- US /ˈlɪpˌstɪk/
Lipstick has 2 syllables, split lip·stick in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-lipstick.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lipstick
- lipsticks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- lipsticking participle, present
- lipsticked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lipstick mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Makeup for the lips.
Are you wearing any lipstick today?
- 2
A stick of this makeup.
I'd like three lipsticks in this shade.
- 3
informalA dog's penis.
- 4
slangEllipsis of lipstick lesbian.
verb
- 1
To apply lipstick to; to paint with lipstick.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lipstick in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense make-up for the lips:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rouge à lèvres |
| German | Lippenstift |
| Portuguese | batom |
| Spanish | lápiz labial, pintalabios, lápiz de labios, labial, carmín, bilé |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does lipstick come from?
From lip + stick.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).