# fussy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfʌ.si/ · frequency rank #27,470

## Definitions
1. Anxious or particular about petty details; hard to please.
2. Having a tendency to fuss, cry, or be bad-tempered/ill-tempered (especially of babies).
3. Having much unnecessary detail or decoration.

## Etymology
From fuss + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **fuzzy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fussy-vs-fuzzy)
- **fury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fury-vs-fussy)
- **fuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fuse-vs-fussy)
- **fuss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fuss-vs-fussy)
- **furs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/furs-vs-fussy)
- **FOSS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foss-vs-fussy)
- **fess** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fess-vs-fussy)
- **funny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/funny-vs-fussy)
- **fully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fully-vs-fussy)
- **funky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/funky-vs-fussy)
- **furry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/furry-vs-fussy)
- **fused** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fused-vs-fussy)
- **fishy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fishy-vs-fussy)
- **fuses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fuses-vs-fussy)
- **fossa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fossa-vs-fussy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ffussy`, `fsusy`, `fussyy`, `fusy`, `fusys`, `ufssy`

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