mincy
adjective
mincy is spelled M-I-N-C-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mincy means “mincing; affectedly dainty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mincy?
| Letters | 5: M-I-N-C-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mincy?
Mincy appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 mincy?
Mincy 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).
What rhymes with mincy?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mincy.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mycin.
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 mincy
- mincier comparative
- minciest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mincy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalmincing; affectedly dainty
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mincy come from?
From mince + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).