oniony
/ˈʌnjəni/adjective
oniony is spelled O-N-I-O-N-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, oniony means “Resembling an onion or onions, especially in terms of smell” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in oniony?
| Letters | 6: O-N-I-O-N-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 oniony?
Oniony appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 oniony?
- /ˈʌnjəni/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-oniony.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of oniony
- onionier comparative
- onioniest superlative
- onion-y
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oniony mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling an onion or onions, especially in terms of smell.
- 2
Flavoured with onions.
- 3
Resembling or characteristic of the satirical news website The Onion.
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of oniony (“resembling the satirical news website The Onion”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Oniony in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense resembling onion:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | acebolado |
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 oniony come from?
From onion + -y. In sense 3, after the mock news outlet The Onion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).