nightstick
/ˈnaɪtˌstɪk/noun
nightstick is spelled N-I-G-H-T-S-T-I-C-K: 10 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nightstick means “A long, narrow, polelike club carried by police and security personnel, for use in self-defense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nightstick is nightsticks.
How many letters and syllables are in nightstick?
| Letters | 10: N-I-G-H-T-S-T-I-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is nightstick?
Nightstick appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 nightstick?
- US /ˈnaɪtˌstɪk/
Nightstick has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-nightstick.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nightstick
- nightsticks plural
- night stick
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nightstick mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA long, narrow, polelike club carried by police and security personnel, for use in self-defense.
- 2
slangThe penis.
- 3
slangA person who spends much time in bars and nightclubs, and generally indulges themselves during the night.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nightstick come from?
From night + stick.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).