shaggy
shag·gy/ˈʃæɡi/adjective
shaggy is spelled S-H-A-G-G-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables (shag·gy). It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, shaggy means “Having long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in shaggy?
| Letters | 6: S-H-A-G-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: shag·gy |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,965th 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 shaggy?
Shaggy appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th 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 shaggy?
- /ˈʃæɡi/
- /ˈʃeɪ̯ɡi/
Shaggy has 2 syllables, split shag·gy in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-shaggy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shaggy
- shaggier comparative
- shaggiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shaggy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool.
a shaggy dog
- 2
Having a surface like shaggy hair; with a rough nap.
- 3
Confused, muddled.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shaggy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hirsute |
| German | zottelig, zottig, zottelhaarig, struppig, strubbelig, zerzaust |
| Portuguese | felpudo, desgrenhado |
| Spanish | greñudo, desgreñado, despeinado, desmelenado, chascón |
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 shaggy come from?
From shag + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).