# daffy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdæfi/ · frequency rank #43,102

## Definitions
1. Somewhat mad or eccentric.

## Etymology
From daff + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **day** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daffy-vs-day)
- **Daly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daffy-vs-daly)
- **daft** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daffy-vs-daft)
- **defy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daffy-vs-defy)
- **duff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daffy-vs-duff)
- **diff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daffy-vs-diff)
- **Davy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daffy-vs-davy)
- **daily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daffy-vs-daily)
- **Danny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daffy-vs-danny)
- **dairy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daffy-vs-dairy)
- **daisy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daffy-vs-daisy)
- **Duffy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daffy-vs-duffy)
- **Davey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daffy-vs-davey)
- **Darcy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daffy-vs-darcy)
- **dandy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daffy-vs-dandy)
- **Daley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daffy-vs-daley)
- **darby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daffy-vs-darby)
- **dally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daffy-vs-dally)
- **daddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daddy-vs-daffy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`adffy`, `daffyy`, `dafy`, `dafyf`, `ddaffy`, `dfafy`

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