rubbery
/ˈɹʌbəɹi/adjective
rubbery is spelled R-U-B-B-E-R-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, rubbery means “Of, relating to, or resembling rubber, especially in consistency” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in rubbery?
| Letters | 7: R-U-B-B-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd 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 rubbery?
Rubbery appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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 rubbery?
- /ˈɹʌbəɹi/
Rubbery has 3 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-rubbery.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of rubbery
- rubberier comparative
- rubberiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rubbery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or resembling rubber, especially in consistency.
What a bad restaurant! The beef was so rubbery I thought I'd never finish chewing it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rubbery in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to or resembling rubber:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | caoutchouteux |
| Portuguese | borrachudo |
| Spanish | gomoso, elástico |
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 rubbery come from?
From rubber + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).