bushy
/ˈbʊʃi/adjective, noun
bushy is spelled B-U-S-H-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bushy means “Like a bush in having many branches that spread out densely in all directions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bushy?
| Letters | 5: B-U-S-H-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th 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 bushy?
Bushy appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th 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 bushy?
- US /ˈbʊʃi/
- British /ˈbɵʃɪj/
- /ˈbʉʃe/
Bushy 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-bushy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with bushy?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as bushy from its last stressed vowel (/ʊʃi/):
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 bushy
- bushier comparative
- bushiest superlative
- bushies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bushy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Like a bush in having many branches that spread out densely in all directions.
the bushy tail of a squirrel
- 2
Growing thickly.
bushy eyebrows
noun
- 1
Alternative form of bushie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bushy 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 bushy come from?
From bush + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).