plummy
/ˈplʌmi/adjective
plummy is spelled P-L-U-M-M-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, plummy means “Of, pertaining to, containing, or characteristic of plums” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in plummy?
| Letters | 6: P-L-U-M-M-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th 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 plummy?
Plummy appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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 plummy?
- /ˈplʌmi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-plummy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of plummy
- plummier comparative
- plummiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plummy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, containing, or characteristic of plums.
The jam had a rich plummy aroma.
- 2
informalDesirable; profitable; advantageous.
- 3
Rich, mellow and carefully articulated, especially with an upper-class accent.
plummy-voiced
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does plummy come from?
From plum + -y. In the sense of a voice, because of the supposed similarity to speaking with a plum in one's mouth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).