teddy
/ˈtɛdi/noun
teddy is spelled T-E-D-D-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 7.6 times per million words in written English, the 8,542nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, teddy means “Abbreviation of teddy bear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of teddy is teddies or teddys.
How many letters and syllables are in teddy?
| Letters | 5: T-E-D-D-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.6 times per million words; the 8,542nd 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 teddy?
Teddy appears 7.6 times per million words in written English, the 8,542nd 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 teddy?
- /ˈtɛdi/
Teddy 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-teddy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of teddy
- teddies plural
- teddys plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does teddy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of teddy bear.
- 2
Any stuffed toy.
- 3
A type of all-in-one women's undergarment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Teddy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense women's undergarment:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | teddy |
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 teddy come from?
See teddy bear.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).