kludgy
/klʌd͡ʒi/adjective
kludgy is spelled K-L-U-D-G-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, kludgy means “Sloppy, hasty, shoddy, or inelegant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in kludgy?
| Letters | 6: K-L-U-D-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th 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 kludgy?
Kludgy appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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 kludgy?
- /klʌd͡ʒi/
- /ˈkluːd͡ʒi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-kludgy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kludgy
- kludgier comparative
- kludgiest superlative
- kludgey
- klugey
- kluggy
- klugy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kludgy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
colloquialSloppy, hasty, shoddy, or inelegant.
This is kind of a kludgy solution, but it will work for now.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kludgy come from?
From kludge + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).