stormy
/ˈstɔɹmi/adjective
stormy is spelled S-T-O-R-M-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.9 times per million words in written English, the 15,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Stormy, the name). As an adjective, stormy means “Of or pertaining to storms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stormy?
| Letters | 6: S-T-O-R-M-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.9 times per million words; the 15,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is stormy?
Stormy appears 2.9 times per million words in written English, the 15,798th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Stormy, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce stormy?
- US /ˈstɔɹmi/
Stormy 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-us-stormy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with stormy?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as stormy from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹmi/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of stormy
- stormier comparative
- stormiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stormy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to storms.
- 2
Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain.
a stormy season or a stormy day
- 3
Proceeding from violent agitation or fury.
a stormy sound or stormy shocks
- 4
Violent; passionate; rough.
stormy passions a stormy relationship
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stormy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | orageux |
| German | stürmisch |
| Portuguese | tempestuoso |
| Spanish | borrascoso, tempestuoso, tormentoso |
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 stormy come from?
From Middle English stormy, stormi, from Old English *stormiġ (“stormy”), equivalent to storm + -y. Cognate with Dutch stormig (“stormy”), German stürmisch (“stormy”), Swedish stormig (“stormy”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).