piggy
pig·gy/ˈpɪɡi/noun, adjective
piggy is spelled P-I-G-G-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables (pig·gy). It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, piggy means “A pig (the animal)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of piggy is piggies.
How many letters and syllables are in piggy?
| Letters | 5: P-I-G-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pig·gy |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,589th 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 piggy?
Piggy appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th 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 piggy?
- /ˈpɪɡi/
Piggy has 2 syllables, split pig·gy in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-piggy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of piggy
- piggies plural
- piggie
- piggier comparative
- piggiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does piggy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pig (the animal).
This little piggy went to market.
- 2
A guinea pig.
- 3
slangA toe.
He has such cute piggies!
- 4
derogatoryA pig (greedy person).
Can't you finish your dinner? You've been a piggy, haven't you?
- 5
IrelandUKderogatoryslangA member of the police.
- 6
Paypig.
adjective
- 1
Greedy.
- 2
Slovenly, dirty.
- 3
Lecherous, often in a sexist way.
Finding quality flms of a sexual nature is difficult. Many of the films we have investigated for this program are down-right piggy. I wanted films of a sensual interest that also had some political sensibilities, especially in regards to wo
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does piggy come from?
From pig + -y (diminutive suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).