# chunky

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈt͡ʃʌŋki/ · frequency rank #19,288

## Definitions
1. Having chunks.
2. Fat.
3. Of a cat: having a large, solid bodyline.
4. Large.

## Etymology
From chunk + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **cuny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chunky-vs-cuny)
- **county** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chunky-vs-county)
- **cranky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chunky-vs-cranky)
- **clunky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chunky-vs-clunky)
- **chutney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chunky-vs-chutney)
- **Chun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chun-vs-chunky)
- **chuck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chuck-vs-chunky)
- **chunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chunk-vs-chunky)
- **Chung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chung-vs-chunky)
- **chink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chink-vs-chunky)
- **cheeky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheeky-vs-chunky)
- **chunks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chunks-vs-chunky)
- **chubby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chubby-vs-chunky)
- **Cheney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheney-vs-chunky)
- **Chaney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chaney-vs-chunky)
- **Chucky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chucky-vs-chunky)
- **chalky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chalky-vs-chunky)
- **chucks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chucks-vs-chunky)

## Common misspellings (10)
`cchunky`, `chhunky`, `chnuky`, `chukny`, `chunkky`, `chunkyy`, `chunnky`, `chunyk`, `cuhnky`, `hcunky`

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