choppy

Questions about choppy

What does choppy mean?

choppy means "marked by abrupt transitions". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in choppy?

choppy has 2 syllables: chop-py. The stress falls on "chop". In IPA it is /ˈtʃɑpi/.

What is another word for choppy?

Close synonyms include jerky. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is choppy a common word?

choppy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.