patty
/ˈpæti/noun, adjective
patty is spelled P-A-T-T-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Patty, the name). People search “paddy vs patty” about 260 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, patty means “A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of patty is patties.
How many letters and syllables are in patty?
| Letters | 5: P-A-T-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.8 times per million words; the 13,321st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is patty?
Patty appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Patty, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce patty?
- /ˈpæti/
Patty 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-patty.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with patty
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: pattie.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of patty
- patties plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does patty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaUSA flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.
The cook fried the hamburger patty, then put it in a bun.
- 2
A pastry with various fillings and spices baked inside a flaky shell, often tinted golden yellow with an egg yolk mixture or turmeric.
- 3
A foolish or stupid person.
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of patté.
a cross patty
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Patty in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Frikadelle, Bratling |
| Spanish | empanadilla, tortita, hamburguesa, whopper |
| Portuguese | pastel |
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 patty come from?
From earlier meaning "small pie" from pattipan (“something baked in a small pan”), from French pâté (“liver paste, pâté”), from pâte (“pastry, dough, paste, batter”) + -é. Doublet of pastie /pasty (“meat pie”), pate (“cheese portion”), and pâté (“finely-ground paste”) and related to pasta and paste.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).