cottony
adjective
cottony is spelled C-O-T-T-O-N-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cottony means “Having some characteristics of cotton; soft and fluffy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cottony?
| Letters | 7: C-O-T-T-O-N-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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 cottony?
Cottony appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 cottony
- more cottony comparative
- most cottony superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cottony mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having some characteristics of cotton; soft and fluffy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cottony in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cotonneux |
| Spanish | algodonoso |
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 cottony come from?
From cotton + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).