stick one's oar in
"stick-one-s-oar-in" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“stick one's oar in” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To meddle; to stick one's nose into (something)
Corpus desk
Index EN-stick-one-s-oar-in · stick one's oar in · English
stick one's oar in · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stick one's oar in |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “stick one's oar in” in English
Rare enough to double-check
stick one's oar in is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To meddle; to stick one's nose into (something)".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for stick one's oar in, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is stick one's oar in, spelled S-T-I-C-K- -O-N-E-'-S- -O-A-R- -I-N.
Definition
- 1To meddle; to stick one's nose into (something)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stick one's oar in appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I don't want her coming and sticking her oar in – she doesn't know anything about our financials.
He feels he must be [there] today. Not to stick his oar in, you understand, but to offer moral support.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.