mangy
/ˈmeɪn.d͡ʒi/adjective
mangy is spelled M-A-N-G-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mangy means “Afflicted, or looking as if afflicted, with mange” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mangy?
| Letters | 5: M-A-N-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 84,254th 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 mangy?
Mangy appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th 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 mangy?
- /ˈmeɪn.d͡ʒi/
Mangy 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-mangy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mangy
- mangier comparative
- mangiest superlative
- mangey
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mangy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Afflicted, or looking as if afflicted, with mange.
- 2
Worn and squalid-looking; bedraggled or decrepit.
We stayed in a really mangy hotel in New York.
- 3
Contemptible, despicable, low.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mangy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 mangy come from?
From mange + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).