worky
/ˈwɜɹki/adjective, noun
worky is spelled W-O-R-K-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, worky means “Characterized by or pertaining to work” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in worky?
| Letters | 5: W-O-R-K-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
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 worky?
Worky appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 worky?
- UK /ˈwɜːki/
- US /ˈwɜɹki/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-worky.wav, En-au-workie.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with worky
Sounds like: workie (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with worky?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as worky from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹki/):
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 worky
- workier comparative
- workiest superlative
- workies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does worky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalCharacterized by or pertaining to work.
- 2
informalEspecially of attire: appropriate for work.
- 3
informalRequiring much work.
- 4
informalTending to be very serious about work.
Angelo has an important deadline, so he is all worky today.
- 5
informalobsoleteShowing the effect of much effort and work.
noun
- 1
informalAlternative spelling of workie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does worky come from?
From work (noun) + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having the quality of’).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).