# funny

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfʌn.i/ · frequency rank #1,019

## Definitions
1. Amusing; humorous; comical.
2. Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.
3. Showing unexpected resentment.
4. Homosexual; gay.

## Etymology
From fun + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **fury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/funny-vs-fury)
- **fuzzy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/funny-vs-fuzzy)
- **furry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/funny-vs-furry)
- **fussy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/funny-vs-fussy)
- **fun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fun-vs-funny)
- **fund** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fund-vs-funny)
- **Finn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finn-vs-funny)
- **funk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/funk-vs-funny)
- **fung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fung-vs-funny)
- **Fenn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fenn-vs-funny)
- **fully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fully-vs-funny)
- **funds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/funds-vs-funny)
- **fancy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fancy-vs-funny)
- **funky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/funky-vs-funny)
- **fungi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fungi-vs-funny)
- **Fanny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fanny-vs-funny)
- **Finns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finns-vs-funny)
- **funnel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/funnel-vs-funny)
- **Finney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finney-vs-funny)
- **funnily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/funnily-vs-funny)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ffunny`, `fnuny`, `funnyy`, `funy`, `funyn`, `ufnny`

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