percy
Per·cy/ˈpɝki/noun
percy is spelled P-E-R-C-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables (Per·cy). It appears 4.6 times per million words in written English, the 11,870th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, percy means “A unit of Percocet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of percy is percies.
How many letters and syllables are in percy?
| Letters | 5: P-E-R-C-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Per·cy |
| In writing | 4.6 times per million words; the 11,870th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is percy?
Percy appears 4.6 times per million words in written English, the 11,870th 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 percy?
- US /ˈpɝki/
Percy has 2 syllables, split Per·cy in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Percy.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-perky.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with percy
Also written: perky.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with percy?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as percy from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹsi/):
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 percy
- percies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does percy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangA unit of Percocet.
noun
- 1
derogatoryslangA male person regarded as unmanly or weak; a sissy.
- 2
derogatoryslangA male conscientious objector.
- 3
derogatoryslangAn educated soldier; specifically, an officer.
- 4
AustraliaUKslangChiefly in point Percy at the porcelain: the penis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does percy come from?
Clipping of Percocet + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).