clingy
/ˈklɪŋi/adjective
clingy is spelled C-L-I-N-G-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, clingy means “Having a tendency to cling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in clingy?
| Letters | 6: C-L-I-N-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,636th 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 clingy?
Clingy appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th 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 clingy?
- /ˈklɪŋi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-clingy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of clingy
- clingier comparative
- clingiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clingy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a tendency to cling.
a clingy minidress
- 2
derogatoryinformalAttached to, or possessive of someone, usually a significant other.
Near-synonym: needy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Clingy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | collant |
| German | anhänglich, anhaftend , klammernd, possessiv |
| Spanish | encimoso, lapa, faldero, dipe |
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 clingy come from?
From cling + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).