withy
/ˈwɪð.i/noun
withy is spelled W-I-T-H-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, withy means “An osier (Salix viminalis), a type of willow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of withy is withies.
How many letters and syllables are in withy?
| Letters | 5: W-I-T-H-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st 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; 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 withy?
Withy appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 withy?
- /ˈwɪð.i/
- /ˈwɪθ.i/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with withy?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as withy.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: whity.
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 withy
- withies plural
- withier comparative
- withiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does withy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An osier (Salix viminalis), a type of willow.
- 2
A long flexible twig of the osier; a withe.
adjective
- 1
archaicFlexible, like a withe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does withy come from?
Inherited from Old English wīþiġ.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).