# tacky

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtæki/ · frequency rank #23,121

## Definitions
1. Of a substance, slightly sticky.

## Etymology
From tack + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **tak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tacky-vs-tak)
- **tay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tacky-vs-tay)
- **take** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tacky-vs-take)
- **talk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tacky-vs-talk)
- **task** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tacky-vs-task)
- **tank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tacky-vs-tank)
- **tick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tacky-vs-tick)
- **taco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tacky-vs-taco)
- **tuck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tacky-vs-tuck)
- **tact** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tacky-vs-tact)
- **taka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tacky-vs-taka)
- **tock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tacky-vs-tock)
- **track** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tacky-vs-track)
- **talks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tacky-vs-talks)
- **tanks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tacky-vs-tanks)
- **tasks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tacky-vs-tasks)
- **tasty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tacky-vs-tasty)
- **Tracy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tacky-vs-tracy)
- **tally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tacky-vs-tally)
- **ticks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tacky-vs-ticks)

## Common misspellings (8)
`atcky`, `taccky`, `tackky`, `tackyy`, `tacyk`, `takcy`, `tcaky`, `ttacky`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tacky