straggly
adjective
straggly is spelled S-T-R-A-G-G-L-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, straggly means “Spread around in a chaotic and disorganized manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in straggly?
| Letters | 8: S-T-R-A-G-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 straggly?
Straggly appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 straggly?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-straggly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of straggly
- stragglier comparative
- straggliest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does straggly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Spread around in a chaotic and disorganized manner.
- 2
Not arranged in a line.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Straggly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Not arranged in a line:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | verstreut |
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 straggly come from?
From straggle + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).