foxy
fox·y/ˈfɑksi/noun, adjective
foxy is spelled F-O-X-Y: 4 letters and 2 syllables (fox·y). It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, foxy means “The recreational drug 5-methoxy-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in foxy?
| Letters | 4: F-O-X-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: fox·y |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is foxy?
Foxy appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th 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 foxy?
- US /ˈfɑksi/
- UK /ˈfɒksi/
Foxy has 2 syllables, split fox·y in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-foxy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with foxy?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as foxy from its last stressed vowel (/ɑksi/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of foxy
- foxier comparative
- foxiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does foxy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangThe recreational drug 5-methoxy-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT).
adjective
- 1
Having the qualities of a fox.
- 2
Cunning, sly.
- 3
informalAttractive, sexy (of a woman).
- 4
Of a person, especially a woman, having reddish-brown hair.
- 5
Using too much of the reddish-brown colors.
- 6
Of wine, having an animal-like odor.
- 7
With a worldview synthesizing many different ideas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Foxy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 foxy come from?
From fox + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian fuksich (“foxy”), West Frisian foksich (“foxy”), Dutch vossig (“foxy”), German Low German vossig (“foxy”), German fuchsig (“foxy”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).