lecky
/ˈlɛki/noun
lecky is spelled L-E-C-K-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lecky means “Electricity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lecky?
| Letters | 5: L-E-C-K-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th 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 lecky?
Lecky appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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 lecky?
- /ˈlɛki/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-lecky.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lecky
- leccy
- lekky
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lecky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKslangElectricity.
The lecky’s gone off again.
- 2
AustraliaslangElectrician.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lecky come from?
Diminutive form of electricity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).