Judy
/ˈd͡ʒuːdi/noun, interjection
Judy is spelled J-U-D-Y: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 6.2 times per million words in written English, the 9,735th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Judy means “A girl or woman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Judy is Judies.
How many letters and syllables are in Judy?
| Letters | 4: J-U-D-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.2 times per million words; the 9,735th 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 Judy?
Judy appears 6.2 times per million words in written English, the 9,735th 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 Judy?
- /ˈd͡ʒuːdi/
Judy 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: En-au-Judy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Judy
- Judies plural
- Judie
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Judy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKslangA girl or woman.
- 2
Any of various riodinid butterflies of the genus Abisara.
interjection
- 1
Aircrew has radar/visual contact on the correct target, has taken control of the intercept, and only requires situation awareness information.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Judy come from?
From Judith.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).