# healthy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈhɛl.θi/ · frequency rank #1,662

## Definitions
1. Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder.
2. Conducive to health.
3. Evincing health.
4. Significant, hefty; beneficial.

## Etymology
From health + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **heath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/healthy-vs-heath)
- **Healy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/healthy-vs-healy)
- **hearty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/healthy-vs-hearty)
- **hearth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/healthy-vs-hearth)
- **health** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/health-vs-healthy)
- **Healey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/healey-vs-healthy)
- **healthily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/healthily-vs-healthy)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ehalthy`, `haelthy`, `healhty`, `heallthy`, `healthhy`, `healthyy`, `healtthy`, `healtyh`, `heatlhy`, `helathy`, `hhealthy`

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