ruffly
/ˈɹʌf.əl.i/adjective
ruffly is spelled R-U-F-F-L-Y: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ruffly means “Having many ruffles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ruffly?
| Letters | 6: R-U-F-F-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is ruffly?
Ruffly appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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 ruffly?
- US /ˈɹʌf.əl.i/
Ruffly has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ruffly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ruffly
- rufflier comparative
- ruffliest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ruffly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having many ruffles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ruffly come from?
From ruffle + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).