leafy
/ˈliːfi/adjective
leafy is spelled L-E-A-F-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, leafy means “Covered with leaves” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in leafy?
| Letters | 5: L-E-A-F-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,589th 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 leafy?
Leafy appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th 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 leafy?
- /ˈliːfi/
Leafy 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-leafy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of leafy
- leafier comparative
- leafiest superlative
- leavy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leafy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Covered with leaves.
leafy trees
- 2
Containing much foliage.
a leafy avenue
- 3
In the form of leaves (of some material).
- 4
Resembling a leaf.
- 5
Wealthy, middle- or upper-class.
They live in a beautiful house in a leafy suburb.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Leafy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | feuillu , feuilleté |
| German | laubtragender, belaubt, laubig, beblättert , laubreich, begrünt |
| Portuguese | frondoso , foliáceo , folhoso |
| Spanish | frondoso, hojoso , foliáceo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does leafy come from?
From leaf + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).