beefy
/ˈbiːfi/adjective
beefy is spelled B-E-E-F-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, beefy means “Similar to, or tasting like beef” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in beefy?
| Letters | 5: B-E-E-F-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,832nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is beefy?
Beefy appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd 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 beefy?
- /ˈbiːfi/
Beefy 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-beefy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of beefy
- beefier comparative
- beefiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does beefy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Similar to, or tasting like beef.
- 2
Containing beef.
- 3
informalStrong or muscular.
The barman was a big, beefy guy with his sleeves rolled up and tattoos on his arms.
- 4
Large; overweight; fat.
- 5
informalSturdy; robust.
The software slows down even a beefy computer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Beefy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 beefy come from?
From beef + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).