Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swampy

/swˈɑmpi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: swampy
IPA: /swˈɑmpi/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Soggy and marshy; wet like a swamp.

adj

Flowing smoothly with no harsh tones but possibly including muddy tones.

Example Sentences

"swampy land"
"swampy armpits"
"Fogerty’s voice is raw but focused, they can stretch out on Born on the Bayou and Suzie Q, but can be succinct, punchy and still just as evocatively swampy on Green River. They have punch – this is easily the best set so far."

Etymology

From swamp + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian sumpich (“swampy”), Dutch sompig, zompig (“swampy, soggy”), German sumpfig (“swampy”), Swedish sumpig (“swampy”).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: swamp

Inflected Forms

swampier (comparative) swampiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

swampily swampiness

Frequently Paired Words

marshy

Synonyms

boggy marshy miry mucky muddy quaggy sloppy sloughy soggy squashy waterlogged

Rhymes With

pompey

Questions

How do you pronounce swampy?: The recorded pronunciation is /swˈɑmpi/.
What does swampy mean?: Soggy and marshy; wet like a swamp.
Where does swampy come from?: From swamp + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian sumpich (“swampy”), Dutch sompig, zompig (“swampy, soggy”), German sumpfig (“swampy”), Swedish sumpig (“swampy”).

How to pronounce swampy

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