clucky
adjective
clucky is spelled C-L-U-C-K-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, clucky means “Broody” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in clucky?
| Letters | 6: C-L-U-C-K-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 clucky?
Clucky appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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).
Forms of clucky
- cluckier comparative
- cluckiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clucky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Broody.
- 2
Prone to cluck.
- 3
Resembling or characteristic of a cluck.
a clucky sound
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does clucky come from?
From cluck + -y, because broody hens usually cluck loudly and continuously if disturbed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).