Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ziggy

/ˈzɪɡi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: zig-gy
IPA: /ˈzɪɡi/

19

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

name

A nickname mainly for men, but occasionally also for women.

Etymology

From zig + -y.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Siggi
Suffix: zig

Inflected Forms

more ziggy (comparative) most ziggy (superlative)

Rhymes With

piggy twiggy jiggy biggy piggy wiggy figgy dighi

Questions

How do you pronounce ziggy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzɪɡi/.
What does ziggy mean?: zigzaggy
Where does ziggy come from?: It is traced to German.

How to pronounce ziggy

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