gunny
/ˈɡʌni/
"gunny" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gunny” is an uncommon English word, ranked #66,701 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #66,701
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gunny |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡʌni/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #66,701 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gunny” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for gunny is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɡʌni/. Corpus data places it at rank #66,701 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
gunny doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Hindi and Marathi गनी (ganī) or गोन (gon), from Sanskrit गोणी (goṇī), ultimately of Dravidian origin. Doublet of gunia. The correct English form is gunny, spelled G-U-N-N-Y.
Definition
- 1A coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp.
- 2Clipping of gunny sack
Etymology
From Hindi and Marathi गनी (ganī) or गोन (gon), from Sanskrit गोणी (goṇī), ultimately of Dravidian origin. Doublet of gunia.
This word in other languages
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 “gunny”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-U-N-N-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɡʌni/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
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.