sticker
/ˈstɪkɚ/noun, verb
sticker is spelled S-T-I-C-K-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sticker means “Something or someone that sticks (pierces, or adheres)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sticker is stickers.
How many letters and syllables are in sticker?
| Letters | 7: S-T-I-C-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.1 times per million words; the 11,015th 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 sticker?
Sticker appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th 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 sticker?
- UK /ˈstɪkə/
- US /ˈstɪkɚ/
Sticker 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: En-us-sticker.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sticker?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sticker from its last stressed vowel (/ɪkəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rickets.
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 sticker
- stickers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- stickering participle, present
- stickered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sticker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something or someone that sticks (pierces, or adheres).
- 2
One who sticks to something, or does not give up; a stayer.
- 3
An adhesive label or decal.
- 4
A price tag.
- 5
The listed price (also sticker price).
When buying a car, know the sticker and the invoice price.
- 6
A cartoonish illustration of a character that represents an emotion or action, often accompanied by text, that may be superimposed on a digital image.
- 7
informalA burr or seed pod that catches in fur or clothing.
- 8
colloquialdatedThat which causes one to stick; that which puzzles or poses.
verb
- 1
To apply one or more stickers to (something).
- 2
To mark as the sticker price
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sticker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Klette , Aufkleber, Sticker, Pickerl, Etikett, Etikette |
| Portuguese | adesivo , decalque |
| French | autocollant , baguette |
| Spanish | etiqueta adhesiva, adhesivo, calcomanía, pegatina, etiqueta, oblea |
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 sticker come from?
From stick (“to pierce, to be fastened, to adhere”) + -er (“agent”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).