drummy
/ˈdɹʌ.mi/adjective, noun
drummy is spelled D-R-U-M-M-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, drummy means “Resembling or characteristic of a drum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in drummy?
| Letters | 6: D-R-U-M-M-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 drummy?
Drummy appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 drummy?
- /ˈdɹʌ.mi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-drummy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of drummy
- more drummy comparative
- most drummy superlative
- drummies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does drummy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling or characteristic of a drum.
Water dripped onto the tarpaulin with a drummy sound.
- 2
Of a tile, producing a drum-like sound when tapped or walked on because there is a hollow area beneath.
noun
- 1
colloquialA drum majorette.
- 2
slangThe drum magazine of a firearm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does drummy come from?
From drum + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).