How to pronounce "stickies" in English
sti·ckies
Hear native speakers say stickies in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “stickies”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
sti
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ckies
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "stickies" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "stickies is" sounds like "stickies-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "stickies" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“example stickies is another Mike Carew awesome I'll admit there's there's been a whole series of annotation technologies but they're”— StanfordWatch clip
“This-- it's very hard to distinguish between the start and the -- Is that 3M stickies, right?”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“And we never, also like stickies, need proof to show that we deserve to take up”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“uh i still actually get phone slips but they're now on stickies rather than on the old phone stuffs which i used to get stacks when i was an administrator”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“and that'll also let you create new stickies.”— Khan AcademyWatch clip
“All you do is you say, OK, how many stickies make it to done within a certain time period?”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “stickies”
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example stickies is another Mike Carew awesome I'll admit there's there's been a whole series of annotation technologies but they're
Hear it in context: “stickies”
32 clipsThe English word “stickies”. Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (sti · ckies). Grammatically, “stickies” functions as a adjective, noun, verb and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 32 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “stickies” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Stanford, MIT OpenCourseWare, TEDx Talks.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #1 · @15:19
“technologies that have come through dijo would be a more recent sticky note example stickies is another Mike Carew awesome I'll admit there's there's been a whole series of annotation technologies but they're there's been a whole series of annotation technologies but they're”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #2 · @69:31
“you can probably see there. This-- it's very hard to distinguish between the start and the -- Is that 3M stickies, right? and the --”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #3 · @4:50
“thought. We're like stickies in that way. And we never, also like stickies, need proof to show that we deserve to take up space. We need no permission.”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #4 · @49:44
“notes persist in the world of everyday everyday life uh i still actually get phone slips but they're now on stickies rather than on the old phone stuffs which i used to get stacks when i was an administrator on the old phone stuffs which i used to get stacks when i was an administrator”
- 🇺🇸 USKhan AcademyClip #5 · @11:02
“for you or you can go to the elements tab on the left and that'll also let you create new stickies. And then you can zoom in and out at the bottom”
Definition & Meaning: “stickies”
- Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
- Difficult, awkward.
- A sticky note, such as a post-it note.
- A discussion thread fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
- to fix a thread at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
Example Sentences (3)
- “Is this tape sticky enough to stay on that surface?”
- “This is a sticky situation. We could be in this for weeks if we're not careful.”
- “example stickies is another Mike Carew awesome I'll admit there's there's been a whole series of annotation technologies but they're”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “stickies”
- Syllables:
- sti · ckies
- Hear it in context
- stickies
Synonyms: “stickies”
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Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"stickies" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "stickies" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about stickies
How many syllables are in “stickies”?
“stickies” has 2 syllables: sti · ckies.
What does “stickies” mean?
Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
How can I hear “stickies” used in real sentences?
This page has 32 real-world video examples of “stickies” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “stickies”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).