phlegmy
/ˈflɛ.mi/adjective
phlegmy is spelled P-H-L-E-G-M-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, phlegmy means “Charged with phlegm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in phlegmy?
| Letters | 7: P-H-L-E-G-M-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd 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 phlegmy?
Phlegmy appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 phlegmy?
- /ˈflɛ.mi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-phlegmy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of phlegmy
- phlegmier comparative
- phlegmiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phlegmy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Charged with phlegm.
His phlegmy cough disgusted everybody on the train.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does phlegmy come from?
From phlegm + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).