# fleshy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈflɛʃi/ · frequency rank #29,273

## Definitions
1. Of, related to, or resembling flesh.
2. Having considerable flesh; plump.
3. Rich and smooth, with significant body or texture.

## Etymology
From Middle English fleisshy, fleischy, fleschi, equivalent to flesh + -y. Piecewise doublet of fleischig.

## Easily confused with
- **fresh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fleshy-vs-fresh)
- **flush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fleshy-vs-flush)
- **Fleury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fleshy-vs-fleury)
- **freshly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fleshy-vs-freshly)
- **flash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flash-vs-fleshy)
- **flesh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flesh-vs-fleshy)
- **fishy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fishy-vs-fleshy)
- **flashy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flashy-vs-fleshy)
- **fleshed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fleshed-vs-fleshy)

## Common misspellings (10)
`felshy`, `ffleshy`, `flehsy`, `fleshhy`, `fleshyy`, `flesshy`, `flesyh`, `flleshy`, `flsehy`, `lfeshy`

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