gloppy
/ˈɡlɒpi/adjective
gloppy is spelled G-L-O-P-P-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, gloppy means “gooey and viscous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gloppy?
| Letters | 6: G-L-O-P-P-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th 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 gloppy?
Gloppy appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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 gloppy?
- /ˈɡlɒpi/
Gloppy 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gloppy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gloppy
- gloppier comparative
- gloppiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gloppy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalgooey and viscous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gloppy come from?
From glop + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).