grungy
/ˈɡɹʌnd͡ʒi/
"grungy" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“grungy” is uncommon English (frequency #62,938 among 18,276 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,938
- frequency rank, English
- 18,276
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dirty; shabby; in disrepair.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grungy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɡɹʌnd͡ʒi/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #62,938 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “grungy” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
grungy is uncommon English at frequency #62,938 among 18,276 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈɡɹʌnd͡ʒi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for grungy, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Probably a blend of grunt + dingy, influenced by grimy. The correct English form is grungy, spelled G-R-U-N-G-Y.
Definition
- 1Dirty; shabby; in disrepair.
- 2Of or relating to grunge music.
Etymology
Probably a blend of grunt + dingy, influenced by grimy.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “grungy”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-R-U-N-G-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.