gummy
/ˈɡʌmi/adjective, noun
gummy is spelled G-U-M-M-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, gummy means “Showing the gums” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gummy?
| Letters | 5: G-U-M-M-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,017th 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 gummy?
Gummy appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th 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 gummy?
- /ˈɡʌmi/
Gummy 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-gummy.ogg, EN-AU_ck1_gummy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gummy
- gummier comparative
- gummiest superlative
- gummies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gummy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Showing the gums.
a gummy grin
- 2
Resembling gum (the substance).
- 3
Covered with gum or a substance resembling gum.
- 4
archaicslangThick; fat.
noun
- 1
AustraliaClipping of gummy shark.
- 2
AustraliaA sheep that is losing or has lost its teeth.
- 3
A gummi candy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gummy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | gomoso |
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 gummy come from?
From gum (“flesh around teeth”) + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).