johnny
John·ny/ˈd͡ʒɑn.i/noun
johnny is spelled J-O-H-N-N-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables (John·ny). It appears 22 times per million words in written English, the 3,939th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, johnny means “A condom” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of johnny is johnnies.
How many letters and syllables are in johnny?
| Letters | 6: J-O-H-N-N-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: John·ny |
| In writing | 22 times per million words; the 3,939th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Rhymes with |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is johnny?
Johnny appears 22 times per million words in written English, the 3,939th 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 johnny?
- UK /ˈd͡ʒɒn.i/
- US /ˈd͡ʒɑn.i/
Johnny has 2 syllables, split John·ny in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-Johnny.ogg, En-au-johnny.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with johnny
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: johnnie.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with johnny?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as johnny from its last stressed vowel (/ɑni/):
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 johnny
- johnnies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does johnny mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IrelandUKslangA condom.
- 2
derogatoryAn inexperienced new worker, usually an immigrant.
- 3
A hospital gown: a gown with a back opening closed with snaps or ties, worn by hospital patients.
- 4
USdatedslangSynonym of john: a toilet, lavatory, outhouse, or chamber pot.
The women's toilet (as distinguished from the ladies' room in a speakeasy, the johnny at school, the little girls' room at a party in an apartment, and the wash-my-hands on a train) was clean enough.
- 5
IrelandarchaicslangA half-glass of whisky.
noun
- 1
slangA jack (playing card).
- 2
informalEllipsis of Johnny Reb (“Confederate soldier in the American Civil War”).
- 3
slangAn Englishman.
- 4
slangA fellow, a man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does johnny come from?
Alternative letter-case form of Johnny, diminutive of John.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).