nosey
/nəʊzi/adjective, noun, verb
nosey is spelled N-O-S-E-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, nosey means “Alternative spelling of nosy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nosey?
| Letters | 5: N-O-S-E-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is nosey?
Nosey appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th 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 nosey?
- /nəʊzi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-nosey.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nosey
- nosier comparative
- nosiest superlative
- noseys plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- noseying participle, present
- noseyed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nosey mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative spelling of nosy.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of nosy.
verb
- 1
Alternative spelling of nosy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nosey come from?
From nose + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).