sciencey
adjective
sciencey is spelled S-C-I-E-N-C-E-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sciencey means “Scientific; of or pertaining to science” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sciencey?
| Letters | 8: S-C-I-E-N-C-E-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st 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 sciencey?
Sciencey appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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).
Forms of sciencey
- more sciencey comparative
- most sciencey superlative
- science-y
- sciency
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sciencey mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalScientific; of or pertaining to science.
- 2
informalApparently, but not necessarily, scientific; having the trappings of science.
Near-synonyms: sciencelike; scientistic; pseudoscientific
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sciencey come from?
From science + -y (“characterized by; like”, suffix forming an adjective).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).