shammy
noun, verb
shammy is spelled S-H-A-M-M-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shammy means “Chamois leather” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shammy is shammies.
How many letters and syllables are in shammy?
| Letters | 6: S-H-A-M-M-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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 shammy?
Shammy appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 shammy
- shammies plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- shammying participle, present
- shammied participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shammy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Chamois leather.
- 2
A cloth made of this leather.
- 3
slangChampagne.
verb
- 1
To clean with a chamois leather cloth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shammy come from?
From chamois with an initial sh to represent the sound /ʃ/ in English.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).