# bitchy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbɪt͡ʃi/ · frequency rank #26,014

## Definitions
1. Spiteful or malevolent; catty; malicious; unpleasant.
2. Irritable.
3. Resembling or characteristic of a female dog.

## Etymology
From bitch + -y (adjectival suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **butch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bitchy-vs-butch)
- **bitty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bitchy-vs-bitty)
- **bitch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bitch-vs-bitchy)
- **batch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batch-vs-bitchy)
- **birch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/birch-vs-bitchy)
- **betcha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/betcha-vs-bitchy)
- **bitches** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bitches-vs-bitchy)

## Common misspellings (10)
`bbitchy`, `bicthy`, `bitcchy`, `bitchhy`, `bitchyy`, `bitcyh`, `bithcy`, `bittchy`, `btichy`, `ibtchy`

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