birdy
/ˈbɝdi/adjective, noun
birdy is spelled B-I-R-D-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “birdie vs birdy” about 70 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, birdy means “Resembling or characteristic of a bird” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in birdy?
| Letters | 5: B-I-R-D-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Rhymes with |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is birdy?
Birdy appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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 birdy?
- US /ˈbɝdi/
Birdy 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-birdy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with birdy
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with birdy?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as birdy from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹdi/):
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 birdy
- more birdy comparative
- most birdy superlative
- birdies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does birdy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling or characteristic of a bird.
- 2
Having an interest in birds.
- 3
Excited due to having encountered a bird or its scent.
I think your dog is getting birdy.
- 4
CanadacolloquialAlternative form of bird (“easy to pass”).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of birdie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does birdy come from?
From bird + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).