grindy
/ˈɡɹaɪndi/adjective
grindy is spelled G-R-I-N-D-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, grindy means “Resembling or characteristic of grinding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in grindy?
| Letters | 6: G-R-I-N-D-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 grindy?
Grindy appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 grindy?
- /ˈɡɹaɪndi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-grindy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with grindy?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as grindy.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: drying.
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 grindy
- more grindy comparative
- grindier comparative
- most grindy superlative
- grindiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grindy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalResembling or characteristic of grinding.
a grindy noise
- 2
informalInvolving a lot of repetition in order to progress.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does grindy come from?
From grind + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).