grouchy
/ˈɡɹaʊt͡ʃi/adjective
grouchy is spelled G-R-O-U-C-H-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, grouchy means “Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in grouchy?
| Letters | 7: G-R-O-U-C-H-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd 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 grouchy?
Grouchy appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd 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 grouchy?
- /ˈɡɹaʊt͡ʃi/
Grouchy 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-grouchy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of grouchy
- grouchier comparative
- grouchiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grouchy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain.
His boss gets grouchy when deadlines draw near.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Grouchy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | grincheux |
| German | genervt |
| Portuguese | irritado, reclamão, mal humorado |
| Spanish | malhumorado, gruñón, refunfuñón |
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 grouchy come from?
US 1895. From grouch + -y. Originally US college student slang.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).