spendy
spen·dy/ˈspɛndi/adjective
spendy is spelled S-P-E-N-D-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables (spen·dy). It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, spendy means “Expensive, costly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in spendy?
| Letters | 6: S-P-E-N-D-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: spen·dy |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 spendy?
Spendy appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 spendy?
- /ˈspɛndi/
- [ˈspɛndɪi̯]
- /ˈspɪndi/
Spendy has 2 syllables, split spen·dy in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-spendy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of spendy
- spendier comparative
- spendiest superlative
- spenny UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spendy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
USExpensive, costly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does spendy come from?
From spend + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).