# hunky

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈhʌŋ.ki/ · frequency rank #40,744

## Definitions
1. Exhibiting strong, masculine beauty.
2. Shaped like a hunk, or piece; chunky.
3. All right; in good condition.
4. even; square; on equal footing with.

## Etymology
From hunk + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **hunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hunky-vs-hunt)
- **Huns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hunky-vs-huns)
- **husk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hunky-vs-husk)
- **hurry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hunky-vs-hurry)
- **hunts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hunky-vs-hunts)
- **husky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hunky-vs-husky)
- **husks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hunky-vs-husks)
- **hun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hun-vs-hunky)
- **hung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hung-vs-hunky)
- **Hank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hank-vs-hunky)
- **hulk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hulk-vs-hunky)
- **hunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hunk-vs-hunky)
- **Huey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huey-vs-hunky)
- **honk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/honk-vs-hunky)
- **huck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huck-vs-hunky)
- **henry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/henry-vs-hunky)
- **honey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/honey-vs-hunky)
- **handy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handy-vs-hunky)
- **hubby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hubby-vs-hunky)
- **Hanks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanks-vs-hunky)

## Common misspellings (8)
`hhunky`, `hnuky`, `hukny`, `hunkky`, `hunkyy`, `hunnky`, `hunyk`, `uhnky`

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