# daisy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdeɪ.zi/ · frequency rank #9,868

## Definitions
1. A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals
2. Any of numerous other flowering plants of various species, mostly among the asterids.
3. A boot or other footwear.
4. Something splendid; a doozy.

## Etymology
From Middle English dayesye, from Old English dæġes ēage (“daisy”, literally “day's eye”) due to the flowers closing their blossoms during night. The rhyming slang comes from daisy roots for boots.

## Easily confused with
- **day** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daisy-vs-day)
- **DIY** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daisy-vs-diy)
- **das** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daisy-vs-das)
- **dis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daisy-vs-dis)
- **days** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daisy-vs-days)
- **dish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daisy-vs-dish)
- **disc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daisy-vs-disc)
- **disk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daisy-vs-disk)
- **dash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daisy-vs-dash)
- **dams** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daisy-vs-dams)
- **Daly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daisy-vs-daly)
- **Dans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daisy-vs-dans)
- **Davy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daisy-vs-davy)
- **diss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daisy-vs-diss)
- **dist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daisy-vs-dist)
- **dass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daisy-vs-dass)
- **Davis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daisy-vs-davis)
- **Danny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daisy-vs-danny)
- **deity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daisy-vs-deity)
- **Davey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daisy-vs-davey)

## Common misspellings (7)
`adisy`, `daissy`, `daisyy`, `daiys`, `dasiy`, `ddaisy`, `diasy`

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