podgy
/ˈpɑd͡ʒi/adjective
podgy is spelled P-O-D-G-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, podgy means “Slightly fat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in podgy?
| Letters | 5: P-O-D-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th 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 podgy?
Podgy appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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 podgy?
- UK /ˈpɒd͡ʒi/
- US /ˈpɑd͡ʒi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-podgy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of podgy
- podgier comparative
- podgiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does podgy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalSlightly fat.
- 2
archaicStodgy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Podgy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense slightly fat:
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 podgy come from?
From podge + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).