yucky
/ˈjʌki/adjective
yucky is spelled Y-U-C-K-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, yucky means “Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in yucky?
| Letters | 5: Y-U-C-K-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,192nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 yucky?
Yucky appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd 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 yucky?
- UK /ˈjʌkɪ/
- US /ˈjʌki/
Yucky 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)-Flame,_not_lame-yucky.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with yucky?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as yucky from its last stressed vowel (/ʌki/):
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 yucky
- yuckier comparative
- yuckiest superlative
- yukky
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yucky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
colloquialOf something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust.
The food that I ate today was very yucky.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Yucky in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense causing aversion or disgust:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dégueu, dégueulasse |
| German | widerlich, igittegitt, bäh |
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 yucky come from?
From yuck + -y. Compare Old English ġyċċiġ (“putrid”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).