# birdie

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɜː.di/ · frequency rank #20,569

## Definitions
1. A bird; especially, a small and cute one.
2. The completion of a hole one stroke below par.
3. A shuttlecock.
4. A penis.
5. An electromagnetic signal generated from within an electronic device.
6. A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle finger.
7. A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle and index fingers.

## Etymology
From bird + -ie.

## Easily confused with
- **brie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/birdie-vs-brie)
- **birds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/birdie-vs-birds)
- **birdy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/birdie-vs-birdy)
- **Bodie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/birdie-vs-bodie)
- **brodie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/birdie-vs-brodie)
- **Birkin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/birdie-vs-birkin)
- **birding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/birdie-vs-birding)
- **bird** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bird-vs-birdie)
- **bide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bide-vs-birdie)
- **Bernie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bernie-vs-birdie)
- **barbie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbie-vs-birdie)
- **Billie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/billie-vs-birdie)
- **Bertie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bertie-vs-birdie)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bbirdie`, `bidrie`, `birddie`, `birdei`, `biride`, `birrdie`, `bridie`, `ibrdie`

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