derny
/ˈdɜː(ɹ)ni/noun
derny is spelled D-E-R-N-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, derny means “A motorized bicycle for paced cycling events such as keirin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of derny is dernys or dernies.
How many letters and syllables are in derny?
| Letters | 5: D-E-R-N-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th 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 derny?
Derny appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th 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 derny?
- /ˈdɜː(ɹ)ni/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-derny.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of derny
- dernys plural
- dernies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does derny mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A motorized bicycle for paced cycling events such as keirin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does derny come from?
Borrowed from French derny, named after the French manufacturer of the original derny bicycle, Roger Derny et Fils.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).