crumbly
adjective, noun
crumbly is spelled C-R-U-M-B-L-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, crumbly means “Easy to break into small fragments; brittle or friable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in crumbly?
| Letters | 7: C-R-U-M-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 57,423rd 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 crumbly?
Crumbly appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd 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 crumbly?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-crumbly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of crumbly
- crumblier comparative
- more crumbly comparative
- crumbliest superlative
- most crumbly superlative
- crumblies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crumbly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Easy to break into small fragments; brittle or friable.
Near-synonym: crumby
noun
- 1
derogatoryslangA decrepit old person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crumbly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense easy to break:
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 crumbly come from?
From crumble + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).