cracky
adjective, noun
cracky is spelled C-R-A-C-K-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cracky means “Having lots of cracks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cracky?
| Letters | 6: C-R-A-C-K-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd 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 cracky?
Cracky appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 cracky?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-cracky.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cracky
- crackier comparative
- crackiest superlative
- crackies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cracky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having lots of cracks.
- 2
slangcrazy, mad
I know my idea seems cracky, but it has potential.
- 3
slangResembling or characterised by crack cocaine; addicted to crack
I don't know if I want to trust her: she looks kinda cracky.
- 4
Well maintained and attractive; sharp.
noun
- 1
USslangDemocrat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cracky in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having lots of cracks:
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 cracky come from?
From Middle English craky, equivalent to crack + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).