stickiness

noun

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"stickiness" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stickiness” is uncommon English (frequency #71,135 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,135
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The property of sticking or adhering; adhesion.

Key facts for stickiness
PropertyValue
Headwordstickiness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#71,135
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “stickiness” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). stickiness lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stickiness is uncommon English at frequency #71,135 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for stickiness, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From sticky + -ness. The correct English form is stickiness, spelled S-T-I-C-K-I-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The property of sticking or adhering; adhesion.
  2. 2
    Warmth and humidity, as on a muggy day.
  3. 3
    Of prices or wages: the tendency to stay the same despite changes in the economy.
  4. 4
    The presence of unique attributes that make a product indisposable and valuable to its owner.
  5. 5
    A research measure that captures the extent to which viewers wish to spend more time looking at or reading a print advertisement.
  6. 6
    An overemotional attachment to others; clinging in interpersonal relations; difficulty with ending conversations.

Etymology

From sticky + -ness.

This word in other languages

adherencia(Español)adhérence(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stickiness"?
"stickiness" is spelled S-T-I-C-K-I-N-E-S-S.
What does "stickiness" mean?
As a noun, "stickiness" means: The property of sticking or adhering; adhesion.
What is the origin of the word "stickiness"?
From sticky + -ness. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “stickiness”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-T-I-C-K-I-N-E-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list