smirky
/ˈsmɜː(ɹ)ki/adjective
smirky is spelled S-M-I-R-K-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, smirky means “Smirking, or as if smirking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in smirky?
| Letters | 6: S-M-I-R-K-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 smirky?
Smirky 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 smirky?
- /ˈsmɜː(ɹ)ki/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of smirky
- smirkier comparative
- smirkiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does smirky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Smirking, or as if smirking
- 2
obsoleteSmart; spruce.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does smirky come from?
From smirk + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).