pillowy
/ˈpɪ.ləʊ.(w)i/adjective
pillowy is spelled P-I-L-L-O-W-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pillowy means “Resembling a pillow: soft and fluffy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pillowy?
| Letters | 7: P-I-L-L-O-W-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 pillowy?
Pillowy appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 pillowy?
- UK /ˈpɪ.ləʊ.(w)i/
Pillowy has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pillowy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pillowy?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pillowy from its last stressed vowel (/ɪləʊi/, British pronunciation):
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 pillowy
- more pillowy comparative
- most pillowy superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pillowy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling a pillow: soft and fluffy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pillowy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense soft and fluffy:
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 pillowy come from?
From pillow + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).