# curvy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkɚ.vi/ · frequency rank #23,799

## Definitions
1. Having curves.
2. Buxom or curvaceous.
3. Overweight.

## Etymology
From curve + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **cushy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curvy-vs-cushy)
- **cry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cry-vs-curvy)
- **cur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cur-vs-curvy)
- **cure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cure-vs-curvy)
- **curb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curb-vs-curvy)
- **Cory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cory-vs-curvy)
- **curl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curl-vs-curvy)
- **Cary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cary-vs-curvy)
- **curt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curt-vs-curvy)
- **cray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cray-vs-curvy)
- **curd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curd-vs-curvy)
- **cuny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuny-vs-curvy)
- **carry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carry-vs-curvy)
- **curve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curve-vs-curvy)
- **curse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curse-vs-curvy)
- **curry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curry-vs-curvy)
- **cured** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cured-vs-curvy)
- **Carey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carey-vs-curvy)
- **Corey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corey-vs-curvy)
- **curly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curly-vs-curvy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ccurvy`, `cruvy`, `currvy`, `curvvy`, `curvyy`, `curyv`, `cuvry`, `ucrvy`

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