jesty
jes·ty/ˈd͡ʒɛstiː/adjective
jesty is spelled J-E-S-T-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables (jes·ty). It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, jesty means “Inclined to jest; waggish; sportive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in jesty?
| Letters | 5: J-E-S-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: jes·ty |
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jesty?
Jesty appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 jesty?
- /ˈd͡ʒɛstiː/
- [ˈd͡ʒɛstɪi̯]
Jesty has 2 syllables, split jes·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-jesty.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jesty
- more jesty comparative
- most jesty superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jesty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Inclined to jest; waggish; sportive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jesty come from?
From jest + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).