sticky

AFI: /ˈstɪki/

/AFI: /ˈstɪki// adj

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The verdict

“sticky” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #77,548 among 2,603 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,548
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,603
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pegajoso

Key facts for sticky
PropertyValue
Headwordsticky
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPAAFI: /ˈstɪki/
Letters6
Frequency rank#77,548
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sticky” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sticky lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sticky is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #77,548 among 2,603 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed AFI: /ˈstɪki/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pegajoso".

sticky doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is sticky, spelled S-T-I-C-K-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    pegajoso

Antonyms

slippery

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sticky"?
"sticky" is spelled S-T-I-C-K-Y. The IPA pronunciation is AFI: /ˈstɪki/.
What does "sticky" mean?
As an adjective, "sticky" means: pegajoso
How do you pronounce "sticky"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sticky" is AFI: /ˈstɪki/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sticky" come from?
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Using “sticky”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-T-I-C-K-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as AFI: /ˈstɪki/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list