slangy
"slangy" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“slangy” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Including or given to slang.
Corpus desk
Index EN-slangy · slangy · English
slangy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | slangy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “slangy” in English
Rare enough to double-check
slangy is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for slangy in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From slang + -y. The correct English form is slangy, spelled S-L-A-N-G-Y.
Definition
- 1Including or given to slang.
- 2Loud in dress, manner, and conversation; flashy, vulgar.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how slangy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
His slangy speech was almost uncomprehensible to anyone over the age of 18.
[T]he names of places and horses and slangy technicalities of the turf, had interlarded the poor girl's brain-sick babble; […]
Etymology
From slang + -y.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.