sparkly
adjective
sparkly is spelled S-P-A-R-K-L-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sparkly means “Giving off sparks, or small flashes of light; glittery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sparkly?
| Letters | 7: S-P-A-R-K-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th 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 sparkly?
Sparkly appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 sparkly?
Sparkly 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-sparkly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sparkly
- sparklier comparative
- sparkliest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sparkly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Giving off sparks, or small flashes of light; glittery
- 2
Of a liquid: bubbly, effervescent.
- 3
Of a person: high-spirited and lively.
a sparkly personality
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sparkly come from?
From sparkle + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).