daisy
/ˈdeɪ.zi/noun
daisy is spelled D-A-I-S-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, daisy means “A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of daisy is daisies.
How many letters and syllables are in daisy?
| Letters | 5: D-A-I-S-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.0 times per million words; the 9,878th 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 daisy?
Daisy appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th 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 daisy?
- UK /ˈdeɪ.zi/
Daisy 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: En-us-daisy.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-Daisy_(given_name).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of daisy
- daisies plural
- daisie
- daysie
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does daisy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals
- 2
Any of numerous other flowering plants of various species, mostly among the asterids.
- 3
slangA boot or other footwear.
- 4
colloquialSomething splendid; a doozy.
noun
- 1
A Girl Scout at the initial introductory level.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Daisy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pâquerette, marguerite |
| German | Gänseblümchen, Tausendschönchen, Tagesauge |
| Portuguese | margarida |
| Spanish | margarita común, chiribita , margarita |
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 daisy come from?
From Middle English dayesye, from Old English dæġes ēage (“daisy”, literally “day's eye”) due to the flowers closing their blossoms during night. The rhyming slang comes from daisy roots for boots.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).