stretchy
/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃi/adjective
stretchy is spelled S-T-R-E-T-C-H-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, stretchy means “Capable of stretching; elastic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stretchy?
| Letters | 8: S-T-R-E-T-C-H-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd 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 stretchy?
Stretchy appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 stretchy?
- /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-stretchy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stretchy
- stretchier comparative
- stretchiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stretchy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Capable of stretching; elastic.
- 2
Inclined to stretch, as from weariness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stretchy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense stretchy:
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 stretchy come from?
From stretch + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).