# flashy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈflæʃi/ · frequency rank #20,927

## Definitions
1. Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
2. Marked by frequent variations in water amount (compare flash flood).
3. Flashing; producing flashes.
4. Drunk; tipsy.

## Etymology
From flash + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **flesh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flashy-vs-flesh)
- **flush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flashy-vs-flush)
- **flask** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flashy-vs-flask)
- **fleshy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flashy-vs-fleshy)
- **flatly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flashy-vs-flatly)
- **flasks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flashy-vs-flasks)
- **flash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flash-vs-flashy)
- **fishy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fishy-vs-flashy)
- **flaky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flaky-vs-flashy)
- **flappy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flappy-vs-flashy)
- **flabby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flabby-vs-flashy)
- **flashed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flashed-vs-flashy)

## Common misspellings (10)
`falshy`, `fflashy`, `flahsy`, `flashhy`, `flashyy`, `flasshy`, `flasyh`, `fllashy`, `flsahy`, `lfashy`

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