jowly
/ˈd͡ʒaʊli/adjective
jowly is spelled J-O-W-L-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, jowly means “Having conspicuous jowls; with a double chin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in jowly?
| Letters | 5: J-O-W-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st 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 jowly?
Jowly appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 jowly?
- /ˈd͡ʒaʊli/
Jowly 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-jowly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jowly
- jowlier comparative
- jowliest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jowly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having conspicuous jowls; with a double chin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jowly come from?
From jowl + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).