frothy
adjective, noun
frothy is spelled F-R-O-T-H-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, frothy means “Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in frothy?
| Letters | 6: F-R-O-T-H-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,363rd 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 frothy?
Frothy appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd 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 frothy?
- Australia
Frothy 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-au-frothy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of frothy
- frothier comparative
- frothiest superlative
- frothies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does frothy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.
I like my milkshakes frothy, not flat like this!
- 2
Lightweight; lacking depth or substance.
songs with frothy lyrics
- 3
Highly speculative; having high risk and high return.
noun
- 1
AustraliaslangA serving of beer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Frothy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense foamy or churned:
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 frothy come from?
From froth + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).