bunchy
adjective
bunchy is spelled B-U-N-C-H-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. 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, bunchy means “Having, or growing in bunches” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bunchy?
| Letters | 6: B-U-N-C-H-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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 bunchy?
Bunchy 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 bunchy?
Bunchy 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).
Forms of bunchy
- bunchier comparative
- more bunchy comparative
- bunchiest superlative
- most bunchy superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bunchy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having, or growing in bunches.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bunchy come from?
From Middle English bunchy, bonchy, equivalent to bunch + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).