mossy
/ˈmɔsi/adjective, noun
mossy is spelled M-O-S-S-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mossy means “Covered in or overgrown with moss” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mossy?
| Letters | 5: M-O-S-S-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 mossy?
Mossy appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th 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 mossy?
- UK /ˈmɒsi/
- US /ˈmɔsi/
- US /ˈmɑsi/
Mossy 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-us-mossy.ogg, En-au-mossy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mossy?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mossy from its last stressed vowel (/ɔsi/):
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 mossy
- mossier comparative
- mossiest superlative
- mossies plural
- mossys plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mossy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Covered in or overgrown with moss.
noun
- 1
AustraliaUKcolloquialAlternative form of mossie (“mosquito”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mossy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense covered in or overgrown with moss:
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 mossy come from?
From Middle English mossy, equivalent to moss + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).