crepey
adjective
crepey is spelled C-R-E-P-E-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, crepey means “Saggy and crinkly, like crepe paper” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in crepey?
| Letters | 6: C-R-E-P-E-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is crepey?
Crepey appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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).
What rhymes with crepey?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as crepey.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: creepy.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of crepey
- more crepey comparative
- most crepey superlative
- crêpier comparative
- crêpiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crepey mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Saggy and crinkly, like crepe paper.
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of crêpy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does crepey come from?
From crepe + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).