miffy
/ˈmɪ.fi/adjective
miffy is spelled M-I-F-F-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, miffy means “Easily irritated or offended” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in miffy?
| Letters | 5: M-I-F-F-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th 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 miffy?
Miffy appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 miffy?
- /ˈmɪ.fi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-miffy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of miffy
- miffier comparative
- miffiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does miffy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalEasily irritated or offended.
- 2
datedinformalParticular; fussy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does miffy come from?
From miff + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).