spunky

Other forms of spunky

comparative

spunkier·

superlative

spunkiest·

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 spunky

What does spunky mean?

spunky means "showing courage". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in spunky?

spunky has 2 syllables: spun-ky. The stress falls on "spun". In IPA it is /ˈspʌŋki/.

What is another word for spunky?

Close synonyms include feisty, plucky, game, gamy, gamey. 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 spunky a common word?

spunky 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.