wordie
/ˈwɝdi/noun
wordie is spelled W-O-R-D-I-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wordie means “Someone interested in words; especially, one enthusiastic about the study of word use but not bent on being pedantic about usage prescription” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wordie is wordies.
How many letters and syllables are in wordie?
| Letters | 6: W-O-R-D-I-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 wordie?
Wordie appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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 wordie?
- US /ˈwɝdi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with wordie
Sounds like: wordy (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with wordie?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as wordie from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹdi/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: weirdo.
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 wordie
- wordies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wordie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalSomeone interested in words; especially, one enthusiastic about the study of word use but not bent on being pedantic about usage prescription.
- 2
Diminutive of word.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wordie come from?
From word + -ie; the enthusiast sense is parallel in nature with foodie and was probably influenced by it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).