pricey
/ˈpɹaɪsi/adjective
pricey is spelled P-R-I-C-E-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “pricey vs pricy” about 10 times a month (Bing, United States). As an adjective, pricey means “Expensive, dear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pricey?
| Letters | 6: P-R-I-C-E-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,537th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is pricey?
Pricey appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th 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 pricey?
- /ˈpɹaɪsi/
Pricey 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)-Vealhurl-pricey.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with pricey
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: pricy.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of pricey
- pricier comparative
- more pricey comparative
- priciest superlative
- most pricey superlative
- pricy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pricey mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalExpensive, dear.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pricey in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense expensive:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | kostspielig |
| Portuguese | caro |
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 pricey come from?
From price + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).