divey
/ˈdaɪvi/adjective
divey is spelled D-I-V-E-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, divey means “Having the character of a dive, a disreputable bar or nightclub” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in divey?
| Letters | 5: D-I-V-E-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st 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 divey?
Divey appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 divey?
- /ˈdaɪvi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of divey
- more divey comparative
- most divey superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does divey mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
colloquialHaving the character of a dive, a disreputable bar or nightclub.
That new restaurant is kind of divey.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does divey come from?
From dive + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).