tricksy
trick·sy/ˈtɹɪksiː/adjective
tricksy is spelled T-R-I-C-K-S-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables (trick·sy). It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tricksy means “Inclined to trickery; sneaky, devious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tricksy?
| Letters | 7: T-R-I-C-K-S-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: trick·sy |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is tricksy?
Tricksy appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 tricksy?
- /ˈtɹɪksiː/
Tricksy has 2 syllables, split trick·sy in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of tricksy
- tricksier comparative
- tricksiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tricksy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Inclined to trickery; sneaky, devious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tricksy come from?
From tricks + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).