cunny

/ˈkʌ.ni/

//ˈkʌ.ni// noun

"cunny" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cunny” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Obsolete form of cony (“rabbit”).

Corpus desk

Index EN-cunny · cunny · English

cunny · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for cunny
PropertyValue
Headwordcunny
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkʌ.ni/
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “cunny” in English

cunnyfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cunny is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkʌ.ni/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Obsolete form of cony (“rabbit”).".

No misspelling variants are generated for cunny in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: See cony. The correct English form is cunny, spelled C-U-N-N-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Obsolete form of cony (“rabbit”).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cunny appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. What? shall Philosophie[…]make me like a fearfull cunnie creepe into some lurking-hole, and like a craven to tremble and yeeld?

Etymology

See cony.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cunny"?
"cunny" is spelled C-U-N-N-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkʌ.ni/.
What does "cunny" mean?
As a noun, "cunny" means: Obsolete form of cony (“rabbit”).
How do you pronounce "cunny"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cunny" is /ˈkʌ.ni/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "cunny"?
See cony. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list