mouthy
adjective, noun
mouthy is spelled M-O-U-T-H-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a derogatory adjective, mouthy means “Overly talkative, insolent, and loud” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mouthy?
| Letters | 6: M-O-U-T-H-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th 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 mouthy?
Mouthy appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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 mouthy?
- Australia
Mouthy 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-mouthy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mouthy
- mouthier comparative
- mouthiest superlative
- mouthies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mouthy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
derogatoryslangOverly talkative, insolent, and loud.
- 2
Of a dog: inclined to bite or nip.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of mouthie (“the mouth”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mouthy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense overly talkative, insolent, and loud:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | tagarela, falador, linguarudo |
| Spanish | deslenguado |
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 mouthy come from?
From mouth + -y (adjectival suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).