squashy
adjective
squashy is spelled S-Q-U-A-S-H-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, squashy means “Easily squashed when pressed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in squashy?
| Letters | 7: S-Q-U-A-S-H-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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 squashy?
Squashy appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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 squashy?
Squashy 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-squashy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of squashy
- squashier comparative
- squashiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does squashy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Easily squashed when pressed.
a squashy tomato
- 2
Resembling a bog or marsh underfoot.
- 3
Resembling a squash.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does squashy come from?
From squash + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).