poxy
/ˈpɒk.si/adjective
poxy is spelled P-O-X-Y: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, poxy means “Suffering from pox” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in poxy?
| Letters | 4: P-O-X-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th 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 poxy?
Poxy appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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 poxy?
- UK /ˈpɒk.si/
Poxy has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with poxy?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as poxy from its last stressed vowel (/ɒksi/, 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 poxy
- poxier comparative
- poxiest superlative
- poxie
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poxy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Suffering from pox.
- 2
Sickening; unsatisfactory; generally bad.
- 3
UKderogatoryslangUnimportant, worthless.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does poxy come from?
From pox + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).