peppy
/ˈpɛpi/adjective, noun
peppy is spelled P-E-P-P-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, peppy means “Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in peppy?
| Letters | 5: P-E-P-P-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,129th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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).
How common is peppy?
Peppy appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th 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 peppy?
- /ˈpɛpi/
Peppy 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-peppy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of peppy
- peppier comparative
- peppiest superlative
- peppies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peppy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy
Cedric was not feeling peppy when he woke up two hours before dawn.
noun
- 1
AustraliaslangA tree of species Agonis flexuosa, commonly known as Western Australian peppermint or peppermint tree.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Peppy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense energetic:
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 peppy come from?
From pep + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).