# goofy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɡuːfi/ · frequency rank #13,523

## Definitions
1. silly, quirky

## Etymology
From goof + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **goon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goofy-vs-goon)
- **gory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goofy-vs-gory)
- **goop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goofy-vs-goop)
- **goose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goofy-vs-goose)
- **Gordy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goofy-vs-gordy)
- **groovy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goofy-vs-groovy)
- **googly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goofy-vs-googly)
- **goo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goo-vs-goofy)
- **good** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/good-vs-goofy)
- **golf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/golf-vs-goofy)
- **goof** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goof-vs-goofy)
- **goff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goff-vs-goofy)
- **goods** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goods-vs-goofy)
- **glory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glory-vs-goofy)
- **Geoff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geoff-vs-goofy)
- **godly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godly-vs-goofy)
- **goody** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goody-vs-goofy)
- **goode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goode-vs-goofy)
- **gooey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gooey-vs-goofy)
- **gooch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gooch-vs-goofy)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ggoofy`, `gofoy`, `gofy`, `gooffy`, `goofyy`, `gooyf`, `ogofy`

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