garlicky
/ˈɡɑːlɪki/
"garlicky" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“garlicky” is uncommon English (frequency #89,393 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,393
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tasting or smelling of garlic.
Corpus desk
Index EN-garlicky · garlicky · English
garlicky · rank #89,393 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,393
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH Garonne
Nearest frequency peer: Garonne (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “garlicky”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- gadgetry
gadgetry
10,611 corpus weight
- Gagan
Gagan
10,610 corpus weight
- garlicky
garlicky
10,608 corpus weight
- Garonne
Garonne
10,607 corpus weight
- Gattuso
Gattuso
10,605 corpus weight
- gentlewoman
gentlewoman
10,604 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “garlicky” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | garlicky |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɡɑːlɪki/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #89,393 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “garlicky” in English
Rare enough to double-check
garlicky is uncommon English at frequency #89,393 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈɡɑːlɪki/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tasting or smelling of garlic.".
Zero misspellings are on record for garlicky in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From garlic + -y. The correct English form is garlicky, spelled G-A-R-L-I-C-K-Y.
Definition
- 1Tasting or smelling of garlic.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how garlicky appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"I had rather see an English beef-steak and horse-raddish than this eternal succession of greasy stews and garlicky ragouts," returned Grumpall.
Jersey lamb is sometimes garlicky early in the season. Avoid buying it; you can easily tell it by the garlicky smell. It can only be rendered eatable by stewing, or frying it with plenty of onions. To plain roast or boil garlicky meat is in vain.
Etymology
From garlic + -y.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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