# frizzy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɹɪzi/ · frequency rank #47,064

## Definitions
1. Formed of a mass of small, tight, wiry curls; unruly or extending in all directions.

## Etymology
From frizz + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **fuzzy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frizzy-vs-fuzzy)
- **fizz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fizz-vs-frizzy)
- **Fritz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fritz-vs-frizzy)
- **fizzy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fizzy-vs-frizzy)
- **Friday** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/friday-vs-frizzy)
- **frenzy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frenzy-vs-frizzy)
- **frieze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frieze-vs-frizzy)
- **frisky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frisky-vs-frizzy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ffrizzy`, `firzzy`, `frizy`, `frizyz`, `frizzyy`, `frrizzy`, `frzizy`, `rfizzy`

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