shtick
/ʃtɪk/noun
shtick is spelled S-H-T-I-C-K: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shtick means “A generally humorous routine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shtick is shticks.
How many letters and syllables are in shtick?
| Letters | 6: S-H-T-I-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,738th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is shtick?
Shtick appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th 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 shtick?
- US /ʃtɪk/
Shtick has one syllable (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: En-us-shtick.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with shtick?
10 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as shtick from its last stressed vowel (/ɪk/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: kitsch, skitch.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of shtick
- shticks plural
- schtick
- schtik
- shtik
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shtick mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A generally humorous routine.
- 2
A characteristic trait or theme, especially in the way people or media present themselves.
- 3
A gimmick.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shtick in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | tema cómico, rutina humorística, numerito , rasgo característico, temática característica |
| German | Stück, Nummer , Trick, Masche |
| French | truc |
| Portuguese | truque, ardil |
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 shtick come from?
Borrowed from Yiddish שטיק (shtik, “shtick, act, piece”). Cognate with German Stück, Dutch stuk. Doublet of shtuka, steck, and styca.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).