How do you pronounce frowny?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹaʊni/.

frowny

/ˈfɹaʊni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: frowny
IPA: /ˈfɹaʊni/

Scrabble Score

Letters

Syllables

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Frowning.

Informal

noun

Ellipsis of frowny face.

Example Sentences

"She made a frowny face."
"[…] the black-and-white splendor of our men, as well as the fur-decked rosiness of our women, is only enhanced by contrast against the frowny murkings of the sky."
"He was always very frowny when the doorbell rang in the middle of Bible reading […]"

Etymology

From frown + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: frown

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

frownier (comparative) frowniest (superlative) frownies (plural)

Derived Forms

frownily frowniness

Phrases

frowny face

Rhymes With

brownie hash brownie downy townie clowny gownie

How to pronounce frowny

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “frowny”.

Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈfɹaʊni/) so you know which sounds to aim for.

Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “frowny”.

Repeat and practice — Say “frowny” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.