chalky
adjective
chalky is spelled C-H-A-L-K-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, chalky means “Consisting of or containing chalk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in chalky?
| Letters | 6: C-H-A-L-K-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,680th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chalky?
Chalky appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th 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 chalky?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chalky.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chalky
- chalkier comparative
- chalkiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chalky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Consisting of or containing chalk.
- 2
Resembling chalk in some way.
a chalky texture
- 3
USOf a tournament: in which the favorites win, or expected to win, most of the games.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chalky come from?
From chalk + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).