porky
/ˈpɔː(ɹ).ki/adjective, noun
porky is spelled P-O-R-K-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, porky means “Resembling or characteristic of pork” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in porky?
| Letters | 5: P-O-R-K-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th 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 porky?
Porky appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th 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 porky?
- UK /ˈpɔː(ɹ).ki/
Porky 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: En-au-porky.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of porky
- porkier comparative
- porkiest superlative
- porkies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does porky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling or characteristic of pork.
- 2
slangRather fat; chubby.
noun
- 1
slangA lie.
- 2
slangAn eye.
- 3
informalA porcupine.
- 4
slangsingulative of pork (“law enforcement”)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does porky come from?
From pork + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).