narky
/ˈnɑːki/adjective
narky is spelled N-A-R-K-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, narky means “Irritated, in a bad mood; disparaging” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in narky?
| Letters | 5: N-A-R-K-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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; 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 narky?
Narky appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 narky?
- UK /ˈnɑːki/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-narky.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with narky?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as narky from its last stressed vowel (/ɑki/, British pronunciation):
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 narky
- narkier comparative
- narkiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does narky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
AustraliaIrelandUKslangIrritated, in a bad mood; disparaging.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does narky come from?
From nark + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).