tiffy
adjective
tiffy is spelled T-I-F-F-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tiffy means “Easily offended; apt to be annoyed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tiffy?
| Letters | 5: T-I-F-F-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is tiffy?
Tiffy appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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).
What rhymes with tiffy?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as tiffy.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: fifty.
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 tiffy
- more tiffy comparative
- most tiffy superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tiffy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalEasily offended; apt to be annoyed.
noun
- 1
UKA Hawker Typhoon fighter-bomber aircraft.
- 2
A military mechanic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tiffy come from?
From tiff + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).