pudgy

Questions about pudgy

What does pudgy mean?

pudgy means "short and plump".

How many syllables are in pudgy?

pudgy has 2 syllables: pud-gy. The stress falls on "pud". In IPA it is /ˈpʌdʒi/.

What is another word for pudgy?

Close synonyms include dumpy, podgy, tubby, roly-poly. 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 pudgy a common word?

pudgy 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.