lefty
/ˈlɛfti/noun, adjective
lefty is spelled L-E-F-T-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lefty means “One who is left-handed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lefty is lefties.
How many letters and syllables are in lefty?
| Letters | 5: L-E-F-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,906th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Same letters |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is lefty?
Lefty appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th 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 lefty?
- /ˈlɛfti/
Lefty 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-lefty.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with lefty
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: leftie.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with lefty?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lefty.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: felty.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of lefty
- lefties plural
- leftie
- more lefty comparative
- most lefty superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lefty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CanadaUSinformalOne who is left-handed.
- 2
UKinformalOne who has left-wing political views.
- 3
slangOne's left testicle.
I'll bet my lefty he won't show up for work today.
- 4
slangOne's left hand.
adjective
- 1
CanadaUSLeft-handed.
- 2
CanadaUSIntended for left-handed use.
The lefty scissors are the ones with the red plastic handles.
- 3
UKinformalLeft-wing.
Lefty media
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lefty in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who has left-wing political views:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gaucho |
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 lefty come from?
From left + -y (nominal suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).