# girly

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɡɝli/ · frequency rank #21,526

## Definitions
1. Characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, gentle; unmasculine.
2. Of, or pertaining to, a young, attractive woman; especially one who is scantily clad.
3. Weak; wussy.

## Etymology
From girl + -y (adjectival sufix).

## Easily confused with
- **grey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girly-vs-grey)
- **gray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girly-vs-gray)
- **giro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girly-vs-giro)
- **gory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girly-vs-gory)
- **gurl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girly-vs-gurl)
- **godly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girly-vs-godly)
- **gully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girly-vs-gully)
- **girth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girly-vs-girth)
- **golly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girly-vs-golly)
- **Gordy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girly-vs-gordy)
- **gnarly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girly-vs-gnarly)
- **grisly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girly-vs-grisly)
- **grimly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girly-vs-grimly)
- **Gil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gil-vs-girly)
- **girl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girl-vs-girly)
- **Gary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gary-vs-girly)
- **gill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gill-vs-girly)
- **gilt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilt-vs-girly)
- **gila** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gila-vs-girly)
- **girls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girls-vs-girly)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ggirly`, `gilry`, `girlly`, `girlyy`, `girrly`, `giryl`, `grily`, `igrly`

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