# Cindy

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsɪndi/ · frequency rank #13,300

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the female given name Cynthia and Lucinda; also used as a formal female given name.

## Etymology
Shortened from Lucinda and Cinderella. In the 20th century adopted as a pet form of Cynthia.

## Easily confused with
- **city** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cindy-vs-city)
- **Cody** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cindy-vs-cody)
- **cine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cindy-vs-cine)
- **cond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cindy-vs-cond)
- **cuny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cindy-vs-cuny)
- **condo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cindy-vs-condo)
- **Coney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cindy-vs-coney)
- **conde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cindy-vs-conde)
- **Cyndi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cindy-vs-cyndi)
- **clingy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cindy-vs-clingy)
- **CID** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cid-vs-cindy)
- **candy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/candy-vs-cindy)
- **caddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caddy-vs-cindy)
- **canny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canny-vs-cindy)
- **Cinco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cinco-vs-cindy)
- **cinch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cinch-vs-cindy)
- **cinder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cinder-vs-cindy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ccindy`, `cidny`, `cinddy`, `cindyy`, `cinndy`, `cinyd`, `cnidy`, `icndy`

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