tony
/ˈtəʊni/adjective
tony is spelled T-O-N-Y: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 44 times per million words in written English, the 2,290th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tony means “Stylish, high-toned, upscale” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tony?
| Letters | 4: T-O-N-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 44 times per million words; the 2,290th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is tony?
Tony appears 44 times per million words in written English, the 2,290th 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 tony?
- /ˈtəʊni/
Tony 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-Tony.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tony.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with tony
Also written: toney.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with tony?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tony from its last stressed vowel (/oʊni/):
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 tony
- tonier comparative
- toniest superlative
- toney
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tony mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
CanadaUSinformalStylish, high-toned, upscale.
noun
- 1
Any of the statuettes awarded by the American Theatre Wing.
noun
- 1
archaicA simpleton.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tony in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense stylish, high-toned, upscale:
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 tony come from?
From tone + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).