ghosty
/ˈɡoʊ.sti/adjective, noun
ghosty is spelled G-H-O-S-T-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ghosty means “ghostly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ghosty?
| Letters | 6: G-H-O-S-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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 ghosty?
Ghosty appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 ghosty?
- US /ˈɡoʊ.sti/
Ghosty has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-ghosty.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ghosty?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ghosty from its last stressed vowel (/oʊsti/):
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 ghosty
- ghostier comparative
- ghostiest superlative
- ghosties plural
- ghostie
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ghosty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalghostly
noun
- 1
rareA ghost, especially a diminutive one.
- 2
Ghost (especially a non-frightening one)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ghosty come from?
From ghost + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian gäistich, West Frisian geastich, Dutch geestig, German geistig.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).