steek
/stiːk/verb, noun
steek is spelled S-T-E-E-K: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, steek means “To stitch (sew with a needle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in steek?
| Letters | 5: S-T-E-E-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is steek?
Steek appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 steek?
- /stiːk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-steek.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with steek?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as steek.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: skeet, skete.
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 steek
- steeks present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- steeking participle, present
- steeked participle, past
- steik
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does steek mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To stitch (sew with a needle).
- 2
To shut or close.
- 3
To use a technique for knitting garments such as sweaters in the round without interruption for openings or sleeves until the end.
noun
- 1
ScotlandA stitch.
- 2
The bridge of extra stitches used in the steeking technique.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does steek come from?
From Scots steek, from Middle English steke (“to enclose”) and Middle Dutch steken (“to stitch”). Noun from Scots steek (“stitch”), from Middle Dutch steek (“stitch”). More at stick, stitch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).