blurry
/ˈblɜːɹi/adjective
blurry is spelled B-L-U-R-R-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, blurry means “Not clear, crisp, or focused; having fuzzy edges” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in blurry?
| Letters | 6: B-L-U-R-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,356th 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 blurry?
Blurry appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th 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 blurry?
- /ˈblɜːɹi/
Blurry 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-blurry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of blurry
- blurrier comparative
- blurriest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blurry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not clear, crisp, or focused; having fuzzy edges.
If I take off my glasses, everything close up looks blurry.
- 2
Not clear; lacking well-defined boundaries.
It would seem that the line between flirting and sexual harassment has become quite blurry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Blurry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | flou , confus |
| German | verschwommen, schwammig, nebulös, diffus, unklar, unscharf |
| Portuguese | borrado, desfocado, embaçado |
| Spanish | borroso , difuminado |
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 blurry come from?
From blur + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).