winy
/ˈwaɪni/adjective
winy is spelled W-I-N-Y: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, winy means “Having the taste or qualities of wine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in winy?
| Letters | 4: W-I-N-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 winy?
Winy appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 winy?
- /ˈwaɪni/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with winy
Sounds like: whiny (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of winy
- winier comparative
- winiest superlative
- winey
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does winy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having the taste or qualities of wine.
grapes of a winy taste
- 2
Relating to the effects of drinking wine; especially, winedrunk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does winy come from?
From Middle English wyny; equivalent to wine + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).