sugary
/ˈʃʊɡəɹi/adjective, noun
sugary is spelled S-U-G-A-R-Y: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sugary means “Of food, drink, etc., containing or covered with a large amount of sugar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sugary?
| Letters | 6: S-U-G-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,463rd 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 sugary?
Sugary appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd 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 sugary?
- US /ˈʃʊɡəɹi/
- /ˈʃʉɡəɾe/
- /ˈʃʉɡəɹe/
Sugary has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sugary.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sugary
- sugarier comparative
- sugariest superlative
- sugaries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sugary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of food, drink, etc., containing or covered with a large amount of sugar.
- 2
derogatoryExaggeratedly sweet and pleasant, often to the point of aversion.
- 3
datedFond of sweets.
noun
- 1
A place where maple-juice is manufactured.
- 2
A place where sugar is manufactured.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sugary in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mielleux |
| German | gezuckert, zuckerhaltig , zuckrig, süßlich, übersüßt |
| Portuguese | açucarado |
| Spanish | dulce |
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 sugary come from?
From sugar + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).