velvety
/ˈvɛlvəti/adjective
velvety is spelled V-E-L-V-E-T-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, velvety means “Like velvet; soft, smooth, soothing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in velvety?
| Letters | 7: V-E-L-V-E-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th 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 velvety?
Velvety appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 velvety?
- /ˈvɛlvəti/
Velvety 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-velvety.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of velvety
- more velvety comparative
- most velvety superlative
- velvetty
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does velvety mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Like velvet; soft, smooth, soothing.
The mouse was a warm, velvety weight in my hand.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Velvety in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense like velvet:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | samtig, samtweich, samtartig |
| Portuguese | aveludado, veludíneo, velutíneo, veludoso |
| Spanish | aterciopelado, terciopelado |
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 velvety come from?
From velvet + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).