noisy
/ˈnɔɪzi/adjective
noisy is spelled N-O-I-S-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, noisy means “Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in noisy?
| Letters | 5: N-O-I-S-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.7 times per million words; the 11,685th 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 noisy?
Noisy appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th 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 noisy?
- US /ˈnɔɪzi/
- /ˈnɔːɪzɪ/
Noisy 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-noisy.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-noisy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of noisy
- noisier comparative
- noisiest superlative
- noisey
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does noisy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound
the noisy crowd.
- 2
Full of noise.
a noisy bar
- 3
Unpleasant-looking and causing unwanted attention
noisy clothes
- 4
Accompanied by or introducing random fluctuations that obscure the real signal or data
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Noisy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense making a noise:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bruyant, tonitruant |
| German | laut, geräuschvoll |
| Portuguese | barulhento, ruidoso |
| Spanish | ruidoso |
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 noisy come from?
From noise + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).