grinchy
/ˈɡɹɪnt͡ʃi/adjective
grinchy is spelled G-R-I-N-C-H-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, grinchy means “Possessing the qualities of a grinch; grouchy; being a killjoy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in grinchy?
| Letters | 7: G-R-I-N-C-H-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is grinchy?
Grinchy appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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 grinchy?
- /ˈɡɹɪnt͡ʃi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of grinchy
- more grinchy comparative
- most grinchy superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grinchy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalPossessing the qualities of a grinch; grouchy; being a killjoy.
- 2
Possessing the appearance of the Grinch; green and/or tufty.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does grinchy come from?
From grinch + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).