peachy
/ˈpiːt͡ʃi/adjective
peachy is spelled P-E-A-C-H-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, peachy means “Resembling a peach, peach-like” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in peachy?
| Letters | 6: P-E-A-C-H-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is peachy?
Peachy appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd 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 peachy?
- /ˈpiːt͡ʃi/
Peachy 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-au-peachy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with peachy?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as peachy.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: cheapy.
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 peachy
- peachier comparative
- peachiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peachy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling a peach, peach-like.
peachy cheeks
- 2
colloquialVery good, excellent, typically used sarcastically to indicate a state of misery, resentment or great frustration.
Oh, life is just peachy now that winter has come, it’s snowing all the time, and I’m freezing my backside off.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Peachy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 peachy come from?
From peach + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).