airy
/ˈɛə.ɹi/adjective
airy is spelled A-I-R-Y: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, airy means “Consisting of air” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in airy?
| Letters | 4: A-I-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,362nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 airy?
Airy appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd 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 airy?
- UK /ˈɛə.ɹi/
- UK [ˈɛː.ɹi]
- /ˈɛɹ.i/
Airy 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-airy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with airy?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as airy from its last stressed vowel (/ɛəɹi/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: yair.
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 airy
- airier comparative
- airiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does airy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Consisting of air.
an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies
- 2
Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial.
an airy flight
- 3
Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy.
an airy situation
- 4
Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.
- 5
Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful.
airy music
- 6
Not based on reality; having no solid foundation
- 7
Light-hearted; vivacious
- 8
Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Airy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | aéré |
| German | belüftet, gelüftet, zugig, umweht, luftig , oberflächlich |
| Spanish | airoso |
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 airy come from?
From air + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).