# clingy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈklɪŋi/ · frequency rank #33,577

## Definitions
1. Having a tendency to cling.
2. Pathetically attached to, or possessive of someone, usually a significant other.

## Etymology
From cling + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **Clint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clingy-vs-clint)
- **clung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clingy-vs-clung)
- **clink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clingy-vs-clink)
- **clinic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clingy-vs-clinic)
- **cringe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clingy-vs-cringe)
- **clunky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clingy-vs-clunky)
- **Cindy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cindy-vs-clingy)
- **cling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cling-vs-clingy)
- **ching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ching-vs-clingy)
- **clang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clang-vs-clingy)
- **clergy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clergy-vs-clingy)
- **clinch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clinch-vs-clingy)
- **clancy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clancy-vs-clingy)

## Common misspellings (10)
`cclingy`, `cilngy`, `cligny`, `clinggy`, `clingyy`, `clinngy`, `clinyg`, `cllingy`, `clnigy`, `lcingy`

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