kitschy
/ˈkɪt͡ʃi/
"kitschy" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“kitschy” is an uncommon English word, ranked #74,231 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #74,231
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having the nature of kitsch: excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kitschy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈkɪt͡ʃi/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #74,231 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kitschy” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for kitschy is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkɪt͡ʃi/. Corpus data places it at rank #74,231 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Having the nature of kitsch: excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for kitschy, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From kitsch + -y. Compare German kitschig (“kitschy”). The correct English form is kitschy, spelled K-I-T-S-C-H-Y.
Definition
- 1Having the nature of kitsch: excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.
Etymology
From kitsch + -y. Compare German kitschig (“kitschy”).
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “kitschy”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is K-I-T-S-C-H-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkɪt͡ʃi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.