groggy
/ˈɡɹɑ.ɡi/adjective
groggy is spelled G-R-O-G-G-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, groggy means “Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in groggy?
| Letters | 6: G-R-O-G-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 groggy?
Groggy appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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 groggy?
- UK /ˈɡɹɒ.ɡi/
- US /ˈɡɹɑ.ɡi/
Groggy 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: En-us-groggy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with groggy?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as groggy from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɡi/):
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 groggy
- groggier comparative
- groggiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does groggy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
The medicine made him groggy and irritable.
- 2
Of a horse: bearing wholly on its heels when trotting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Groggy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | étourdi, groggy |
| German | benommen, mitgenommen, groggy |
| Portuguese | grogue |
| Spanish | grogui, atontado, modorro |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does groggy come from?
From grog + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).