civvy
/ˈsɪvi/noun
civvy is spelled C-I-V-V-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, civvy means “A civilian; someone who is not in the military” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of civvy is civvies.
How many letters and syllables are in civvy?
| Letters | 5: C-I-V-V-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st 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 civvy?
Civvy appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 civvy?
- /ˈsɪvi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of civvy
- civvies plural
- civie
- civvie
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does civvy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA civilian; someone who is not in the military.
- 2
slangA manufactured cigarette, as opposed to a rollup.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does civvy come from?
Shortening of civilian + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).