steamy
/ˈstiː.mi/adjective
steamy is spelled S-T-E-A-M-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, steamy means “Warm and humid; full of steam” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in steamy?
| Letters | 6: S-T-E-A-M-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st 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 steamy?
Steamy appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st 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 steamy?
- /ˈstiː.mi/
Steamy 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: En-au-steamy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of steamy
- steamier comparative
- more steamy comparative
- steamiest superlative
- most steamy superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does steamy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Warm and humid; full of steam.
My glasses fogged up when I walked into the steamy room.
- 2
Resembling or characteristic of steam.
- 3
colloquialErotic.
Her latest novel was very steamy, but still managed to top the charts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Steamy 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 steamy come from?
From steam + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).