longy
noun
longy is spelled L-O-N-G-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, longy means “A Manx cat with a long tail, that therefore cannot be shown at a Manx show” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of longy is longies.
How many letters and syllables are in longy?
| Letters | 5: L-O-N-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th 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 longy?
Longy appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th 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).
Forms of longy
- longies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does longy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Manx cat with a long tail, that therefore cannot be shown at a Manx show.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does longy come from?
From long + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).