smeary
/ˈsmɪɚi/adjective
smeary is spelled S-M-E-A-R-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, smeary means “Having or showing smears” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in smeary?
| Letters | 6: S-M-E-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is smeary?
Smeary appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 smeary?
- UK /ˈsmɪəɹi/
- /ˈsmɪɹi/
- US /ˈsmɪɚi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-smeary.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with smeary?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as smeary from its last stressed vowel (/ɪəɹi/):
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 smeary
- smearier comparative
- smeariest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does smeary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having or showing smears.
- 2
Tending to smear or soil.
- 3
Having a consistency like grease; covered with such a substance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does smeary come from?
From Middle English *smery, *smeri, from Old English smeoruwiġ (“fatty, greasy, unctious, smeary”), from Proto-West Germanic *smerwig, equivalent to smear + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).