# chilly

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ · frequency rank #14,916

## Definitions
1. Cold enough to cause discomfort.
2. Feeling uncomfortably cold.
3. Distant and cool; unfriendly.

## Etymology
From chill + -y. Cognate with Swedish kylig (“chilly”), Norwegian kjølig (“chilly”).

## Easily confused with
- **chitty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chilly-vs-chitty)
- **coolly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chilly-vs-coolly)
- **chippy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chilly-vs-chippy)
- **child** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/child-vs-chilly)
- **chill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chill-vs-chilly)
- **Chile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chile-vs-chilly)
- **chili** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chili-vs-chilly)
- **Cally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cally-vs-chilly)
- **chills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chills-vs-chilly)
- **chilli** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chilli-vs-chilly)
- **Cahill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cahill-vs-chilly)
- **childs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/childs-vs-chilly)
- **chalky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chalky-vs-chilly)
- **chilled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chilled-vs-chilly)
- **chiefly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiefly-vs-chilly)

## Common misspellings (8)
`cchilly`, `chhilly`, `chillyy`, `chily`, `chilyl`, `chlily`, `cihlly`, `hcilly`

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