smutty
/ˈsmʌti/adjective, verb
smutty is spelled S-M-U-T-T-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, smutty means “Soiled with smut; blackened, dirty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in smutty?
| Letters | 6: S-M-U-T-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is smutty?
Smutty appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th 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 smutty?
- UK /ˈsmʌti/
Smutty 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-smutty.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of smutty
- smuttier comparative
- smuttiest superlative
- smutties present, singular, he/she/it
- smuttying participle, present
- smuttied participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does smutty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Soiled with smut; blackened, dirty.
- 2
Obscene, indecent.
- 3
Affected with the smut fungus.
verb
- 1
To make dirty; to soil.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Smutty in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 smutty come from?
From smut + -y. Related to German schmutzig (“filthy, dirty, smutty”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).