crummy
/ˈkɹʌmi/adjective, noun
crummy is spelled C-R-U-M-M-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, crummy means “Bad; poor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in crummy?
| Letters | 6: C-R-U-M-M-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is crummy?
Crummy appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th 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 crummy?
- /ˈkɹʌmi/
Crummy has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-crumby.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of crummy
- crummier comparative
- crummiest superlative
- crummies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crummy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalBad; poor.
Do not bother buying crummy knives if you are serious about cooking.
- 2
datedFull of crumb or crumbs.
- 3
datedSoft, like the crumb of bread; not crusty.
noun
- 1
USinformalA small van, bus, or railway car used to transport loggers or other resource workers to and from the worksite.
- 2
A cow with a crumpled horn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crummy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bad, poor:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | lausig |
| Spanish | pésimo, feo, desagradable, mal, de mala muerte |
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 crummy come from?
Variant of crumby, mid 19th c.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).