steelie
/ˈstiːli/noun
steelie is spelled S-T-E-E-L-I-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, steelie means “A zinc-coated steel one-cent (penny) coin, produced during World War II because of copper shortages” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of steelie is steelies.
How many letters and syllables are in steelie?
| Letters | 7: S-T-E-E-L-I-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 steelie?
Steelie appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 steelie?
- /ˈstiːli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-steely.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with steelie
Sounds like: steely, stele (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of steelie
- steelies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does steelie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA zinc-coated steel one-cent (penny) coin, produced during World War II because of copper shortages.
the jewel of his collection, a steelie from 1943
- 2
A steel bearing ball used as a marble.
the heaviest in his collection, an old steelie from the junkyard
- 3
colloquialA steel wheel.
old Mopars wearing steelies with dog dishes
- 4
informalA steel-toe boot.
Better wear your steelies when he's around. [implying that he is clumsy]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does steelie come from?
From steel + -ie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).