# Cathy

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkæθi/ · frequency rank #14,084

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the female given name Catherine and of its variant forms, also used as a formal given name in the 20th century.

## Easily confused with
- **cay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cathy-vs-cay)
- **city** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cathy-vs-city)
- **cats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cathy-vs-cats)
- **Cato** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cathy-vs-cato)
- **cushy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cathy-vs-cushy)
- **catty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cathy-vs-catty)
- **chatty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cathy-vs-chatty)
- **cat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cat-vs-cathy)
- **cash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cash-vs-cathy)
- **Cary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cary-vs-cathy)
- **cate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cate-vs-cathy)
- **Cath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cath-vs-cathy)
- **carry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carry-vs-cathy)
- **catch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/catch-vs-cathy)
- **candy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/candy-vs-cathy)
- **Casey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casey-vs-cathy)
- **Carey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carey-vs-cathy)
- **cache** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cache-vs-cathy)
- **cater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cater-vs-cathy)
- **Carly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carly-vs-cathy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`acthy`, `cahty`, `cathhy`, `cathyy`, `catthy`, `catyh`, `ccathy`, `ctahy`

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