leaky

Other forms of leaky

comparative or superlative

leakier

comparative or superlative

leakiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about leaky

What does leaky mean?

leaky means "permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in leaky?

leaky has 2 syllables: lea-ky. The stress falls on "lea". In IPA it is /ˈliki/.

What is another word for leaky?

Close synonyms include blabbermouthed, talebearing, tattling. 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.

What is the opposite of leaky?

The recorded antonyms are tight.

Is leaky a common word?

leaky is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with leaky?

1 word rhymes with leaky. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.