rutty
/ˈɹʌti/adjective
rutty is spelled R-U-T-T-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, rutty means “Imprinted with ruts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in rutty?
| Letters | 5: R-U-T-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 rutty?
Rutty appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 rutty?
- /ˈɹʌti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-rutty.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of rutty
- ruttier comparative
- ruttiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rutty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Imprinted with ruts.
a rutty country road
- 2
USdatedIn a rut (dull routine).
- 3
Related to a rut; being in a state of sexual arousal.
- 4
obsoleteFull of roots.
noun
- 1
IndiaobsoleteA unit of weight used for metals, precious stones and medicines, equivalent to 1+¹⁄₂ grains.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does rutty come from?
From rut + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).