# brainy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbɹeɪni/ · frequency rank #45,821

## Definitions
1. Very intellectually capable.
2. Of or relating to the brain.

## Etymology
From Middle English brayny; equivalent to brain + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **bray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brainy-vs-bray)
- **bran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brainy-vs-bran)
- **brin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brainy-vs-brin)
- **bring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brainy-vs-bring)
- **brand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brainy-vs-brand)
- **brink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brainy-vs-brink)
- **Braun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brainy-vs-braun)
- **brine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brainy-vs-brine)
- **brant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brainy-vs-brant)
- **brawn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brainy-vs-brawn)
- **brandy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brainy-vs-brandy)
- **braking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brainy-vs-braking)
- **bain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bain-vs-brainy)
- **brain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brain-vs-brainy)
- **Brady** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brady-vs-brainy)
- **braid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braid-vs-brainy)
- **brains** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brains-vs-brainy)
- **Blaine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaine-vs-brainy)
- **braids** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braids-vs-brainy)
- **brainer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brainer-vs-brainy)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bariny`, `bbrainy`, `brainny`, `brainyy`, `braiyn`, `braniy`, `briany`, `brrainy`, `rbainy`

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