# bossy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbɔsi/ · frequency rank #29,939

## Definitions
1. Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.

## Etymology
From boss + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **boy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bossy-vs-boy)
- **boys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bossy-vs-boys)
- **busy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bossy-vs-busy)
- **bows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bossy-vs-bows)
- **buss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bossy-vs-buss)
- **boxy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bossy-vs-boxy)
- **busty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bossy-vs-busty)
- **bushy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bossy-vs-bushy)
- **busby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bossy-vs-busby)
- **body** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/body-vs-bossy)
- **boss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boss-vs-bossy)
- **bass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bass-vs-bossy)
- **Bois** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bois-vs-bossy)
- **bony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bony-vs-bossy)
- **Bose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bose-vs-bossy)
- **Bess** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bess-vs-bossy)
- **boos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boos-vs-bossy)
- **bosh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bosh-vs-bossy)
- **Boas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boas-vs-bossy)
- **boost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boost-vs-bossy)

## Common misspellings (5)
`bbossy`, `bossyy`, `bosys`, `bsosy`, `obssy`

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