trendy
/ˈtɹɛndi/adjective, noun
trendy is spelled T-R-E-N-D-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, trendy means “Of, or in accordance with the latest trend, fashion or hype” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in trendy?
| Letters | 6: T-R-E-N-D-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,613th 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 trendy?
Trendy appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th 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 trendy?
- /ˈtɹɛndi/
Trendy 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: En-au-trendy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of trendy
- trendier comparative
- trendiest superlative
- trendies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trendy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalOf, or in accordance with the latest trend, fashion or hype.
I hate those trendy pre-wrinkled shirts.
noun
- 1
informalA trendy person.
They're the kids who care. Yet they're the bad kids, and the trendies, the ones who are too cool to let anything matter, are the good kids. It's all twisted around.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trendy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in accordance with the latest trend:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | branché, à la mode |
| German | trendy, trendig, angesagt |
| Portuguese | da última moda |
| Spanish | de moda, canchero, trendy, a la última, de ahora |
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 trendy come from?
From trend + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).