filthy
/ˈfɪlθi/adjective, verb
filthy is spelled F-I-L-T-H-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 6.3 times per million words in written English, the 9,594th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, filthy means “Covered with filth; very dirty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in filthy?
| Letters | 6: F-I-L-T-H-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.3 times per million words; the 9,594th 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 filthy?
Filthy appears 6.3 times per million words in written English, the 9,594th 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 filthy?
- /ˈfɪlθi/
Filthy 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-filthy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of filthy
- filthier comparative
- filthiest superlative
- filthies present, singular, he/she/it
- filthying participle, present
- filthied participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does filthy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Covered with filth; very dirty.
- 2
Obscene or offensive.
- 3
Very unpleasant or disagreeable.
- 4
AustraliaslangAngry; upset; severely annoyed.
verb
- 1
To make very dirty; to saturate something with dirt.
- 2
To cover in filth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Filthy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | crasseux, cradingue |
| German | dreckig, verdreckt, versifft , schmutzig , widerlich , verschmutzen |
| Portuguese | imundo , sujo |
| Spanish | sucio, mugriento, mugroso, inmundo, cochambroso |
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 filthy come from?
From Middle English filthy, filthi, equivalent to filth + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).