chunky
/ˈt͡ʃʌŋki/adjective, noun
chunky is spelled C-H-U-N-K-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, chunky means “Having chunks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in chunky?
| Letters | 6: C-H-U-N-K-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,336th 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 chunky?
Chunky appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th 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 chunky?
- /ˈt͡ʃʌŋki/
Chunky 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-chunky.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chunky
- chunkier comparative
- more chunky comparative
- chunkiest superlative
- most chunky superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chunky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having chunks.
I ate a chunky bar of chocolate.
- 2
Fat.
I prefer chunky blonde girls to skinny brunettes.
- 3
Of a cat: having a large, solid bodyline.
The British Shorthair has a distinctively chunky body, dense coat and broad face.
- 4
slangLarge.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of chunkey (“Native American game”).
For quotations using this term, see Citations:chunky.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chunky in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | klobig , stämmig, stückig, untersetzt |
| Spanish | con trozos, a trozos, trozoso , rellenito |
| French | courtaud, rondouillard, rondelet, corpulent |
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 chunky come from?
From chunk + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).