smudgy
/ˈsmʌ.d͡ʒi/adjective
smudgy is spelled S-M-U-D-G-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, smudgy means “Marked with smudges” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in smudgy?
| Letters | 6: S-M-U-D-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 smudgy?
Smudgy appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 smudgy?
- /ˈsmʌ.d͡ʒi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-smudgy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of smudgy
- smudgier comparative
- smudgiest superlative
- smudgey
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does smudgy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Marked with smudges.
- 2
Like a thick smoke (such as is emitted by a smudge pot); thick and smoky or smokelike.
- 3
Rainy or drizzly.
- 4
Hot and humid or stuffy; sweltering.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does smudgy come from?
From smudge (“blemish; dense smoke; to obscure by smearing; to stifle”) + -y. (The sense "rainy" is related to dialectal use of smudge to mean drizzling rain.)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).