peaky
/ˈpiːki/adjective
peaky is spelled P-E-A-K-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, peaky means “Sickly; peaked” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in peaky?
| Letters | 5: P-E-A-K-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,808th 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 peaky?
Peaky appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th 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 peaky?
- /ˈpiːki/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-peaky.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of peaky
- peakier comparative
- peakiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peaky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Sickly; peaked.
- 2
Characterised by peaks.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does peaky come from?
From peak + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).