stocky
/ˈstɑki/adjective
stocky is spelled S-T-O-C-K-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, stocky means “Sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stocky?
| Letters | 6: S-T-O-C-K-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,154th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 stocky?
Stocky appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th 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 stocky?
- UK /ˈstɒki/
- US /ˈstɑki/
Stocky 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)-Vealhurl-stocky.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with stocky?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as stocky from its last stressed vowel (/ɑki/):
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 stocky
- stockier comparative
- stockiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stocky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stocky in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense solidly built:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | trapu |
| German | stämmig, gedrungen, stabil gebaut |
| Spanish | redoblado, rebolludo, rehecho, trepado, rollizo |
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 stocky come from?
From stock + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).