gutsy
/ˈɡʌt.si/
"gutsy" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gutsy” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,272. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #40,272
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marked by courage, determination or boldness in the face of difficulties or danger; having guts.
Corpus desk
Index EN-gutsy · gutsy · English
gutsy · rank #40,272 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #40,272
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH hafiz
Nearest frequency peer: hafiz (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “gutsy”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Greenspan
Greenspan
59,732 corpus weight
- growls
growls
59,731 corpus weight
- gutsy
gutsy
59,729 corpus weight
- hafiz
hafiz
59,728 corpus weight
- handiwork
handiwork
59,726 corpus weight
- handjob
handjob
59,725 corpus weight
What this shows “gutsy” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gutsy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɡʌt.si/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #40,272 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “gutsy”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around gutsy (IPA /ˈɡʌt.si/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,272 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for gutsy, with forms such as "ggutsy", "gtusy", and "gutssy". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "guy", "guys", "gypsy", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From guts + -y. The correct English form is gutsy, spelled G-U-T-S-Y.
Definition
- 1Marked by courage, determination or boldness in the face of difficulties or danger; having guts.
- 2From the gut; deep and often coarse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gutsy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Album release show for Cline's "S*&%ferbrains! Vol One Chapter 9." The singer and guitarist has a gutsy voice, both rustic and soulful lending itself well to country, punk, bluegrass, soul and rock.
Etymology
From guts + -y.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ggutsy
- gtusy
- gutssy
- gutsyy
- guttsy
- gutys
- ugtsy
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gutsy - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).