stickybeak
/ˈstɪkibiːk/noun, verb
stickybeak is spelled S-T-I-C-K-Y-B-E-A-K: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stickybeak means “An overly inquisitive person, a nosey parker” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stickybeak is stickybeaks.
How many letters and syllables are in stickybeak?
| Letters | 10: S-T-I-C-K-Y-B-E-A-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is stickybeak?
Stickybeak appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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 stickybeak?
- UK /ˈstɪkibiːk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-stickybeak.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stickybeak
- stickybeaks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- stickybeaking participle, present
- stickybeaked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stickybeak mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CommonwealthcolloquialAn overly inquisitive person, a nosey parker.
- 2
CommonwealthcolloquialAn act of looking at or watching something, especially something which does not directly concern the one looking.
Want me to have a stickybeak at that?
verb
- 1
CommonwealthTo pry or snoop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stickybeak in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense nosy person:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Schnüffler |
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 stickybeak come from?
From sticky + beak; presumably from the metaphor of sticking one′s beak (“nose”) where it is not wanted (compare nosy).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).