barky
/ˈbɑɹki/adjective
barky is spelled B-A-R-K-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, barky means “Having bark” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in barky?
| Letters | 5: B-A-R-K-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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; 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 barky?
Barky appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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 barky?
- US /ˈbɑɹki/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-barky.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with barky?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as barky from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹki/):
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 barky
- barkier comparative
- barkiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does barky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having bark.
This drink has a barky taste.
- 2
Prone to bark, to make the sound of a dog.
a barky dog
- 3
Sounding like the bark of a dog.
She has a barky cough.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does barky come from?
From bark + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).