# cushy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkʊʃi/ · frequency rank #43,589

## Definitions
1. Making few demands; comfortable, easy.
2. Comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person's body; ergonomic.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani خوشی (xośī) / ख़ुशी (xuśī), from Classical Persian خوشی (xuši, “happiness”).

## Easily confused with
- **cusp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cushy-vs-cusp)
- **cuss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cushy-vs-cuss)
- **cash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cash-vs-cushy)
- **cosy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cosy-vs-cushy)
- **cuny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuny-vs-cushy)
- **crush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crush-vs-cushy)
- **Casey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casey-vs-cushy)
- **curry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curry-vs-cushy)
- **curly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curly-vs-cushy)
- **Cathy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cathy-vs-cushy)
- **Cosby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cosby-vs-cushy)
- **curvy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curvy-vs-cushy)
- **cubby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cubby-vs-cushy)
- **crusty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crusty-vs-cushy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ccushy`, `csuhy`, `cuhsy`, `cushhy`, `cushyy`, `cusshy`, `cusyh`, `ucshy`

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