yummy
/ˈjʌm.i/adjective, noun
yummy is spelled Y-U-M-M-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, yummy means “Delicious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in yummy?
| Letters | 5: Y-U-M-M-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 14,106th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is yummy?
Yummy appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th 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 yummy?
- /ˈjʌm.i/
Yummy 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: En-us-yummy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of yummy
- yummier comparative
- yummiest superlative
- yummies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yummy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
colloquialDelicious.
noun
- 1
slangEllipsis of yummy mummy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Yummy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense delicious:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | délicieux, délicieuse |
| German | lecker, köstlich, schmackhaft, leckerfritzig |
| Portuguese | delicioso |
| Spanish | delicioso, rico |
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 yummy come from?
From yum + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).