ikey
/ˈʌɪki/noun, adjective
ikey is spelled I-K-E-Y: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a derogatory noun, ikey means “A Jew” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ikey is ikeys.
How many letters and syllables are in ikey?
| Letters | 4: I-K-E-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 ikey?
Ikey appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 ikey?
- /ˈʌɪki/
Ikey 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-ikey.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ikey
- ikeys plural
- more ikey comparative
- most ikey superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ikey mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
derogatoryslangA Jew.
adjective
- 1
derogatoryslangHaving negative traits stereotypically associated with Jews; cunning, supercilious.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of ikey
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ikey come from?
From Ike + -y, representing a colloquial abbreviation of Isaac.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).