chavvy
/ˈt͡ʃævi/adjective
chavvy is spelled C-H-A-V-V-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, chavvy means “Of or pertaining to a chav or something that a chav might do or use” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in chavvy?
| Letters | 6: C-H-A-V-V-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 chavvy?
Chavvy appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 chavvy?
- /ˈt͡ʃævi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chavvy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chavvy
- chavvier comparative
- chavviest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chavvy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to a chav or something that a chav might do or use.
Look at that chavvy top she's wearing! It's dreadful!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chavvy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense chavvy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | muchelig |
| Spanish | poligonero |
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 chavvy come from?
From chav + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).