# husky

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈhʌs.ki/ · frequency rank #19,860

## Definitions
1. Hoarse and rough-sounding; throaty.
2. Burly, stout; sometimes as a modifier for boys' clothing sizes that fit a large waist or chest.
3. Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.
4. Belligerent; hostile and uncooperative.

## Etymology
From husk + -y; in relation to voice, from the sense "dry as a husk" or "tough as a husk".

## Easily confused with
- **Hussey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/husky-vs-hussey)
- **Hus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hus-vs-husky)
- **hulk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hulk-vs-husky)
- **hush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hush-vs-husky)
- **hunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hunk-vs-husky)
- **Huey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huey-vs-husky)
- **husk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/husk-vs-husky)
- **huck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huck-vs-husky)
- **hurry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hurry-vs-husky)
- **hubby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hubby-vs-husky)
- **hasty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hasty-vs-husky)
- **honky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/honky-vs-husky)
- **hunky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hunky-vs-husky)
- **husks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/husks-vs-husky)

## Common misspellings (8)
`hhusky`, `hsuky`, `huksy`, `huskky`, `huskyy`, `hussky`, `husyk`, `uhsky`

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