bouncy
/ˈbaʊnsi/adjective, noun
bouncy is spelled B-O-U-N-C-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bouncy means “Easily bounced” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bouncy?
| Letters | 6: B-O-U-N-C-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 23,253rd 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 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 bouncy?
Bouncy appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd 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 bouncy?
- UK /ˈbaʊnsi/
- UK /ˈbaʊnsɪ/
- US /ˈbaʊnsi/
Bouncy 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-bouncy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with bouncy?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as bouncy from its last stressed vowel (/aʊnsi/):
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 bouncy
- bouncier comparative
- bounciest superlative
- bouncies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bouncy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Easily bounced.
You can’t play tennis without a bouncy ball.
- 2
Lively, exuberant, energetic.
bouncy music
noun
- 1
informalAn excessively bouncing pitch in kickball.
Hey! We said no bouncies!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bouncy 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 bouncy come from?
From bounce + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).