# chitty

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɪti/ · frequency rank #41,551

## Definitions
1. Full of chits or sprouts.
2. Afflicted with warts or pimples.

## Etymology
From chit (“sprout”) + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **city** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chitty-vs-city)
- **Christy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chitty-vs-christy)
- **chit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chit-vs-chitty)
- **catty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/catty-vs-chitty)
- **chilly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chilly-vs-chitty)
- **chatty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chatty-vs-chitty)
- **chippy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chippy-vs-chitty)

## Common misspellings (8)
`cchitty`, `chhitty`, `chittyy`, `chity`, `chityt`, `chtity`, `cihtty`, `hcitty`

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