zesty
/ˈzɛsti/adjective
zesty is spelled Z-E-S-T-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, zesty means “Having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in zesty?
| Letters | 5: Z-E-S-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,714th 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; 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 zesty?
Zesty appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th 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 zesty?
- US /ˈzɛsti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-zesty.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with zesty?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as zesty from its last stressed vowel (/ɛsti/):
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 zesty
- zestier comparative
- more zesty comparative
- zestiest superlative
- most zesty superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zesty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy.
- 2
Zestful.
- 3
informal(of a man) Flamboyantly or effeminately gay.
- 4
Gay.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Zesty in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy:
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 zesty come from?
From zest + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).