# geeky

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɡiːki/ · frequency rank #31,191

## Definitions
1. Resembling or characteristic of a geek.

## Etymology
From geek + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **grey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geeky-vs-grey)
- **geez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geeky-vs-geez)
- **Greek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geeky-vs-greek)
- **Gerry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geeky-vs-gerry)
- **geese** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geeky-vs-geese)
- **greedy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geeky-vs-greedy)
- **Greeks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geeky-vs-greeks)
- **gee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gee-vs-geeky)
- **geek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geek-vs-geeky)
- **geeks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geeks-vs-geeky)
- **gecko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gecko-vs-geeky)
- **Geary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geary-vs-geeky)

## Common misspellings (7)
`egeky`, `geekky`, `geekyy`, `geeyk`, `gekey`, `geky`, `ggeeky`

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