tusky
/ˈtʌs.ki/adjective, noun
tusky is spelled T-U-S-K-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tusky means “Having tusks, especially prominent tusks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tusky?
| Letters | 5: T-U-S-K-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 tusky?
Tusky appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 tusky?
- /ˈtʌs.ki/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tusky.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tusky
- tuskier comparative
- tuskiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tusky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having tusks, especially prominent tusks.
noun
- 1
rhubarb, sticks from that vegetable
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tusky come from?
From Middle English tusky, equivalent to tusk + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).