healthy
/ˈhɛl.θi/adjective
healthy is spelled H-E-A-L-T-H-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 63 times per million words in written English, the 1,668th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, healthy means “Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in healthy?
| Letters | 7: H-E-A-L-T-H-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 63 times per million words; the 1,668th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| 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 healthy?
Healthy appears 63 times per million words in written English, the 1,668th 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 healthy?
- US /ˈhɛl.θi/
- Australia /ˈhel.θi/
- /ˈhɛːl.d̪iː/
Healthy 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-healthy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with healthy
Sounds like: healthie (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with healthy?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as healthy from its last stressed vowel (/ɛlθi/):
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 healthy
- healthier comparative
- more healthy comparative
- healthiest superlative
- most healthy superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does healthy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder.
He was father to three healthy kids.
- 2
Conducive to health.
A healthy diet can help to maintain proper weight.
- 3
Evincing health.
Her face had a healthy glow.
- 4
Significant, hefty; beneficial.
a healthy respect for authority
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Healthy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | en bonne santé, sain , bon pour la santé |
| German | gesund , anständig , ordentlich |
| Portuguese | saudável, são |
| Spanish | sano, salubre , saludable, salutífero |
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 healthy come from?
From health + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).