stickman

noun

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"stickman" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stickman” is uncommon English (frequency #80,921 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,921
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A simple drawing of a man with lines to represent limbs and torso.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stickman · stickman · English

stickman · rank #80,921 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,921
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sterns

Nearest frequency peer: sterns (-1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “stickman”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “stickman” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for stickman
PropertyValue
Headwordstickman
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#80,921
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “stickman” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).stickmanfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “sterns” (#80,920), “Stieglitz” (#80,922), “Storch” (#80,923). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stickman” is #80,921. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stickman is uncommon English at frequency #80,921 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for stickman, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From stick + -man. The correct English form is stickman, spelled S-T-I-C-K-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A simple drawing of a man with lines to represent limbs and torso.
  2. 2
    A dealer in gambling who gathers the dice with a stick.
  3. 3
    A player in a game played with a stick (such as hockey or lacrosse).
  4. 4
    A person who makes confectionery by pulling candy onto a stick.
  5. 5
    A pickpocket's accomplice who takes the stolen goods in case the pickpocket is searched.
  6. 6
    A stick seller, especially of walking sticks.
  7. 7
    A cocksman.
  8. 8
    A male drummer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how stickman appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Then, when it was his turn to shoot, he reached out with a completely empty hand and caught the dice the stickman threw to him.
  2. The most reliable stickman on the floor, Jimmy McGuire, was running the table. Data could hear his silky tenor before he could see the player due to the dense ring of spectators around the pit.

Etymology

From stick + -man.

This word in other languages

Strichmännchen(Deutsch)

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 "stickman"?
"stickman" is spelled S-T-I-C-K-M-A-N.
What does "stickman" mean?
As a noun, "stickman" means: A simple drawing of a man with lines to represent limbs and torso.
What is the origin of the word "stickman"?
From stick + -man. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "stickman", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

suboxone#80,929Somerton#80,901Taichung#80,944slimmest#80,895

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list