# birdy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbɝdi/ · frequency rank #46,933

## Definitions
1. Resembling or characteristic of a bird.
2. Having an interest in birds.
3. Excited due to having encountered a bird or its scent.
4. Alternative form of bird (“easy to pass”).

## Etymology
From bird + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **body** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/birdy-vs-body)
- **bury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/birdy-vs-bury)
- **bray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/birdy-vs-bray)
- **birth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/birdy-vs-birth)
- **buddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/birdy-vs-buddy)
- **Brady** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/birdy-vs-brady)
- **brody** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/birdy-vs-brody)
- **Bundy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/birdy-vs-bundy)
- **burly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/birdy-vs-burly)
- **bitty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/birdy-vs-bitty)
- **Bixby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/birdy-vs-bixby)
- **BID** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bid-vs-birdy)
- **Bir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bir-vs-birdy)
- **bird** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bird-vs-birdy)
- **bids** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bids-vs-birdy)
- **bind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bind-vs-birdy)
- **bard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bard-vs-birdy)
- **bide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bide-vs-birdy)
- **birds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/birds-vs-birdy)
- **billy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/billy-vs-birdy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bbirdy`, `bidry`, `birddy`, `birdyy`, `birrdy`, `biryd`, `bridy`, `ibrdy`

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