stalky
adjective
stalky is spelled S-T-A-L-K-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, stalky means “Long and thin, like a stalk of a plant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stalky?
| Letters | 6: S-T-A-L-K-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 stalky?
Stalky appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 stalky?
Stalky 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)-Vealhurl-stalky.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stalky
- stalkier comparative
- stalkiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stalky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Long and thin, like a stalk of a plant.
- 2
Of a plant, having stalks.
- 3
informalResembling or characteristic of a stalker; seeming to hunt or covertly follow a person.
a stalky ex-boyfriend
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does stalky come from?
From stalk + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).