moody
/ˈmuːdi/adjective
moody is spelled M-O-O-D-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.0 times per million words in written English, the 11,198th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, moody means “Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in moody?
| Letters | 5: M-O-O-D-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.0 times per million words; the 11,198th 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 moody?
Moody appears 5.0 times per million words in written English, the 11,198th 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 moody?
- /ˈmuːdi/
Moody 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: En-au-moody.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with moody?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as moody.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: doomy.
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 moody
- moodier comparative
- moodiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does moody mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
- 2
Sulky or depressed.
- 3
Dour, gloomy or brooding.
- 4
UKslangOf dubious origin; counterfeit or stolen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Moody in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lunatique , mélancolique , lugubre, taciturne |
| German | launisch , mürrisch , schwermütig |
| Spanish | temperamental , melancólico, triste |
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 moody come from?
From Middle English mody, modi, from Old English mōdiġ (“brave”), from Proto-Germanic *mōdagaz (“courageous”). By surface analysis, mood + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).