wordy
/ˈwɝdi/adjective
wordy is spelled W-O-R-D-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, wordy means “Using an excessive number of words” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wordy?
| Letters | 5: W-O-R-D-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th 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 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 wordy?
Wordy appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th 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 wordy?
- US /ˈwɝdi/
Wordy has 2 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-wordy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with wordy
Sounds like: wordie (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with wordy?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as wordy from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹdi/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rowdy, dowry.
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 wordy
- wordier comparative
- wordiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wordy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Using an excessive number of words.
The story was long and very wordy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wordy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense using an excessive number of words:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | verbeux |
| German | langatmig, weitschweifig, wortreich |
| Portuguese | prolixo, palavroso |
| Spanish | verborrágico |
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 wordy come from?
From Middle English wordy, woordi, from Old English wordiġ (“wordy, verbose”), equivalent to word + -y. Cognate with Icelandic orðigur (“wordy”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).