clowny
/klaʊni/noun, adjective
clowny is spelled C-L-O-W-N-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, clowny means “Someone who acts in a clownlike manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clowny is clownies.
How many letters and syllables are in clowny?
| Letters | 6: C-L-O-W-N-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 clowny?
Clowny appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 clowny?
- /klaʊni/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of clowny
- clownies plural
- clownier comparative
- clowniest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clowny mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalSomeone who acts in a clownlike manner.
adjective
- 1
informalActing in a clownlike manner.
- 2
informalResembling or characteristic of a clown.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does clowny come from?
From clown + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).