# bawdy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbɔːdi/ · frequency rank #49,205

## Definitions
1. Obscene; filthy; unchaste.
2. Sexual in nature and usually meant to be humorous but considered rude; ribald.

## Etymology
From bawd + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **bay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bawdy-vs-bay)
- **body** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bawdy-vs-body)
- **buddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bawdy-vs-buddy)
- **Brady** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bawdy-vs-brady)
- **brody** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bawdy-vs-brody)
- **Bundy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bawdy-vs-bundy)
- **birdy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bawdy-vs-birdy)
- **bendy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bawdy-vs-bendy)
- **brandy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bawdy-vs-brandy)
- **bad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bad-vs-bawdy)
- **baby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baby-vs-bawdy)
- **band** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/band-vs-bawdy)
- **bald** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bald-vs-bawdy)
- **bard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bard-vs-bawdy)
- **bade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bade-vs-bawdy)
- **badly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/badly-vs-bawdy)
- **bands** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bands-vs-bawdy)
- **Barry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barry-vs-bawdy)
- **baggy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baggy-vs-bawdy)
- **banda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banda-vs-bawdy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`abwdy`, `badwy`, `bawddy`, `bawdyy`, `bawwdy`, `bawyd`, `bbawdy`, `bwady`

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