shandy
/ˈʃændi/noun, adjective
shandy is spelled S-H-A-N-D-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shandy means “A drink made by mixing beer and lemonade” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shandy is shandies.
How many letters and syllables are in shandy?
| Letters | 6: S-H-A-N-D-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 shandy?
Shandy appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th 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 shandy?
- /ˈʃændi/
Shandy has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-shandy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with shandy?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as shandy.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: handsy.
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 shandy
- shandies plural
- shandier comparative
- shandiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shandy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IrelandUKA drink made by mixing beer and lemonade.
- 2
A glass of this drink.
- 3
AustraliaA combination dish typically consisting of rice, one or more mains and one or more servings of appetisers.
adjective
- 1
Scotlandwild, energetic, romping, boisterous, rambunctious
- 2
Scotlandunsteady, lacking self-discipline or control, somewhat dissipated
- 3
Scotlandempty-headed, crackbrained, half-crazy
- 4
Scotlandmild, gentle; shy, bashful, timid, reluctant, unmotivated
- 5
Scotlandpoor-looking, miserable, broken-down, low, common, mean; shabby, untidy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shandy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense mixture of lemonade and beer:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | panaché |
| German | Alsterwasser, Radler |
| Portuguese | panachê, shandy |
| Spanish | clara |
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 shandy come from?
Shortening of shandygaff.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).