chatty
/ˈt͡ʃæti/adjective, noun
chatty is spelled C-H-A-T-T-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, chatty means “Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in chatty?
| Letters | 6: C-H-A-T-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,974th 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 chatty?
Chatty appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th 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 chatty?
- US /ˈt͡ʃæti/
- US [ˈt͡ʃæɾi]
Chatty 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-chatty.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with chatty?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as chatty from its last stressed vowel (/æti/):
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 chatty
- chattier comparative
- chattiest superlative
- chatties plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chatty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalOf a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.
- 2
informalOf a text or speech, expressed in a conversational style.
- 3
Supplying more information than necessary; verbose.
Chatty error messages may help attackers to compromise your server.
- 4
AustraliaUKdatedInfested with lice; or, (figuratively) dirty, worn or of poor quality; lousy.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of chattee (“Indian clay pot”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chatty in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bavard, loquace |
| German | geschwätzig, gesprächig, redselig, mitteilsam , locker erzählt |
| Spanish | charlador, conversador, parlanchín |
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 chatty come from?
From chat (“informal conversation”) + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).