pointy
/ˈpɔɪnti/adjective, noun
pointy is spelled P-O-I-N-T-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pointy means “Pointed in shape; having a point or points” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pointy?
| Letters | 6: P-O-I-N-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,070th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pointy?
Pointy appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th 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 pointy?
- /ˈpɔɪnti/
Pointy has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-pointy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pointy
- pointier comparative
- pointiest superlative
- pointies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pointy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalPointed in shape; having a point or points.
- 2
In the Raku programming language: being a block or subroutine that acts as a closure accepting a list of parameters (denoted by the pointed arrow symbol ->).
a pointy sub; a pointy block
noun
- 1
informalAny pointed object.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pointy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pointed in shape:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | puntudo, puntiagudo |
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 pointy come from?
From point + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).