# icky vs iffy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### icky
*adjective · IPA /ˈɪki/ · frequency rank #38,895*
Unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgusting.

### iffy
*adjective · IPA /ˈɪfi/ · frequency rank #37,981*
Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/icky-vs-iffy