missy
/ˈmɪs.i/noun, adjective
missy is spelled M-I-S-S-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Missy, the name). As a noun, missy means “A young female, or miss; as a term of mild disparagement, typically used jokingly or rebukingly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of missy is missies.
How many letters and syllables are in missy?
| Letters | 5: M-I-S-S-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,629th 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 missy?
Missy appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Missy, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce missy?
- /ˈmɪs.i/
Missy 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)-Flame,_not_lame-missy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of missy
- missies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does missy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A young female, or miss; as a term of mild disparagement, typically used jokingly or rebukingly.
That's enough out of you, missy!
- 2
A female nurse.
- 3
Alternative form of misy.
adjective
- 1
Girlish; effeminate; sentimental.
- 2
Of, or pertaining to, female clothing or clothing sizes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Missy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a young female; miss:
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 missy come from?
From miss + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).