# crispy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkɹɪs.pi/ · frequency rank #17,807

## Definitions
1. Having a crisp texture; brittle yet tender.

## Etymology
From Middle English crispy; equivalent to crisp + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **Crist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crispy-vs-crist)
- **Crosby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crispy-vs-crosby)
- **crusty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crispy-vs-crusty)
- **Cristo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crispy-vs-cristo)
- **Cris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cris-vs-crispy)
- **crisp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crisp-vs-crispy)
- **crimp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crimp-vs-crispy)
- **crisis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crisis-vs-crispy)
- **creepy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creepy-vs-crispy)
- **crises** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crises-vs-crispy)
- **crappy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crappy-vs-crispy)
- **crisps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crisps-vs-crispy)
- **CRISPR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crispr-vs-crispy)
- **chippy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chippy-vs-crispy)
- **Christy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/christy-vs-crispy)
- **Chrissy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chrissy-vs-crispy)
- **Crispin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crispin-vs-crispy)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccrispy`, `cirspy`, `cripsy`, `crisppy`, `crispyy`, `crisspy`, `crisyp`, `crrispy`, `crsipy`, `rcispy`

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