# catchy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkæt͡ʃi/ · frequency rank #15,120

## Definitions
1. Instantly appealing and memorable.
2. Tending to catch or ensnare; entangling.
3. Consisting of, or occurring in, disconnected parts or snatches; changeable.
4. Contagious; catching.

## Etymology
From catch + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **Cath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/catchy-vs-cath)
- **Cathy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/catchy-vs-cathy)
- **catty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/catchy-vs-catty)
- **Cathay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/catchy-vs-cathay)
- **catch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/catch-vs-catchy)
- **cache** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cache-vs-catchy)
- **catcher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/catcher-vs-catchy)

## Common misspellings (10)
`actchy`, `cacthy`, `catcchy`, `catchhy`, `catchyy`, `catcyh`, `cathcy`, `cattchy`, `ccatchy`, `ctachy`

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