grumpy
/ˈɡɹʌmpi/adjective, noun
grumpy is spelled G-R-U-M-P-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, grumpy means “Dissatisfied and irritable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in grumpy?
| Letters | 6: G-R-U-M-P-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,613th 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 grumpy?
Grumpy appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th 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 grumpy?
- US /ˈɡɹʌmpi/
- Australia /ˈɡɹɐmpi/
- /ˈɡɹʊmpi/
Grumpy 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-grumpy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with grumpy?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as grumpy from its last stressed vowel (/ʌmpi/):
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 grumpy
- grumpier comparative
- grumpiest superlative
- grumpies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grumpy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Dissatisfied and irritable.
The old man was grumpy because he couldn’t find his glasses.
noun
- 1
informalA dissatisfied and irritable person.
"Bunch of grumpies, always scowling and muttering," complained the new employee. "Dear me, I'm afraid you'll find the same type of people here," the foreman responded.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Grumpy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dissatisfied and irritable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | grognon |
| German | mürrisch |
| Portuguese | birrento, emburrado, ranzinza, rabugento |
| Spanish | gruñón, rezongón, refunfuñón, renegón, malhumorado, moshudo |
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 grumpy come from?
From grump + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).