untidy
/ʌnˈtaɪdi/adjective, verb
untidy is spelled U-N-T-I-D-Y: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, untidy means “Sloppy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in untidy?
| Letters | 6: U-N-T-I-D-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd 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 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 untidy?
Untidy appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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 untidy?
- /ʌnˈtaɪdi/
Untidy has 3 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-untidy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with untidy?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as untidy.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: nudity.
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 untidy
- untidier comparative
- untidiest superlative
- untidies present, singular, he/she/it
- untidying participle, present
- untidied participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does untidy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Sloppy.
I have never seen such an untidy bedroom!
- 2
Disorganized.
His finances were in an untidy state when he died.
verb
- 1
To make untidy, to make a mess
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Untidy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | débraillé, négligé , désordonné, bordélique |
| German | unordentlich |
| Portuguese | desarrumado, desordenado , desorganizado |
| Spanish | descuidado , desorganizado |
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 untidy come from?
From un- + tidy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).