hubby
/ˈhʌbi/noun, adjective
hubby is spelled H-U-B-B-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hubby means “Husband” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hubby is hubbies.
How many letters and syllables are in hubby?
| Letters | 5: H-U-B-B-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.6 times per million words; the 16,896th 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 hubby?
Hubby appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th 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 hubby?
- /ˈhʌbi/
- /ˈhʊbi/
Hubby 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hubby.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hubby
- hubbies plural
- hubbier comparative
- hubbiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hubby mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalHusband.
Laura thought Jack was the most wonderful hubby in the world.
adjective
- 1
USFull of hubs or protuberances.
A road that has been frozen while muddy is hubby.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hubby in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense husband:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | maridão, velho |
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 hubby come from?
Diminutive of husband + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).