# cosy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkəʊzi/ · frequency rank #19,301

## Definitions
1. Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social and comfortable.
2. Warm and comfortable.

## Etymology
From Scots cosie, from Old Scots colsie, but ultimate derivation is unknown. Possibly of North Germanic origin, such as Norwegian kose seg (“to have a cozy time”), from Old Norse kose sig, from koselig, koslig, perhaps ultimately from Old High German kōsa; see modern German kosen (“to cuddle”).

## Easily confused with
- **cs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cosy-vs-cs)
- **cry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cosy-vs-cry)
- **cow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cosy-vs-cow)
- **cox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cosy-vs-cox)
- **CSS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cosy-vs-css)
- **CPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cosy-vs-cps)
- **CVS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cosy-vs-cvs)
- **CSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cosy-vs-csi)
- **cot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cosy-vs-cot)
- **CSR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cosy-vs-csr)
- **coz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cosy-vs-coz)
- **CSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cosy-vs-csa)
- **coy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cosy-vs-coy)
- **CST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cosy-vs-cst)
- **CSU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cosy-vs-csu)
- **CRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cosy-vs-crs)
- **Cov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cosy-vs-cov)
- **CSP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cosy-vs-csp)
- **CSM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cosy-vs-csm)
- **CSE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cosy-vs-cse)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ccosy`, `cossy`, `cosyy`, `coys`, `csoy`, `ocsy`

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