schlubby
schlub·by/ˈʃlʌbi/adjective
schlubby is spelled S-C-H-L-U-B-B-Y: 8 letters and 2 syllables (schlub·by). It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, schlubby means “Clumsy, oafish, or socially awkward; unattractive or unkempt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in schlubby?
| Letters | 8: S-C-H-L-U-B-B-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: schlub·by |
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd 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 schlubby?
Schlubby appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 schlubby?
- UK /ˈʃlʌbi/
- US /ˈʃlʌbi/
- US /ˈʃlə-/
Schlubby has 2 syllables, split schlub·by in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-schlubby.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with schlubby?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as schlubby from its last stressed vowel (/ʌbi/):
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 schlubby
- schlubbier comparative
- more schlubby comparative
- schlubbiest superlative
- most schlubby superlative
- shlubby
- zhlubby
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does schlubby mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalslangClumsy, oafish, or socially awkward; unattractive or unkempt.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does schlubby come from?
From schlub + -y; schlub is derived from Yiddish זשלאָב (zhlob), perhaps from Polish żłób (“manger, trough; furrow, large groove in the soil”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).