clubby
/ˈklʌbi/adjective
clubby is spelled C-L-U-B-B-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, clubby means “Congenial; welcoming people as guests” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in clubby?
| Letters | 6: C-L-U-B-B-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 clubby?
Clubby appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 clubby?
- /ˈklʌbi/
Clubby 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-clubby.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of clubby
- clubbier comparative
- clubbiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clubby mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Congenial; welcoming people as guests.
- 2
Exclusive and cliquey.
- 3
Resembling or characteristic of the dance music played at nightclubs.
- 4
informalFond of frequenting nightclubs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does clubby come from?
From club + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).