sticking
/ˈstɪkɪŋ/noun, verb
sticking is spelled S-T-I-C-K-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 6,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sticking means “A sequence or arrangement of drum notes to be played with drumsticks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sticking is stickings.
How many letters and syllables are in sticking?
| Letters | 8: S-T-I-C-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 10 times per million words; the 6,884th 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 sticking?
Sticking appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 6,884th 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 sticking?
- /ˈstɪkɪŋ/
Sticking 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)-Sapaa-sticking.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sticking
- stickings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sticking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sequence or arrangement of drum notes to be played with drumsticks.
- 2
Coarse, bruised, or damaged meat sold to the makers of sausages, pies, etc.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of stick
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).