# dewy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdjuː.i/ · frequency rank #44,738

## Definitions
1. Covered by dew.
2. Having the quality of bearing droplets of water.
3. Resembling or characteristic of dew.
4. Fresh and innocent.

## Etymology
From Middle English dewy, deuhy, from Old English dēawiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *dauwag, *dauwīg, equivalent to dew + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **dw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewy-vs-dw)
- **dy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewy-vs-dy)
- **dry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewy-vs-dry)
- **DIY** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewy-vs-diy)
- **dow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewy-vs-dow)
- **dex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewy-vs-dex)
- **dey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewy-vs-dey)
- **DFW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewy-vs-dfw)
- **DWP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewy-vs-dwp)
- **down** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewy-vs-down)
- **duty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewy-vs-duty)
- **drew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewy-vs-drew)
- **duly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewy-vs-duly)
- **dory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewy-vs-dory)
- **dowd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewy-vs-dowd)
- **dowry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewy-vs-dowry)
- **downy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewy-vs-downy)
- **de** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/de-vs-dewy)
- **day** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/day-vs-dewy)
- **del** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/del-vs-dewy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ddewy`, `dewwy`, `dewyy`, `deyw`, `dwey`, `edwy`

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