# iffy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɪfi/ · frequency rank #37,981

## Definitions
1. Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.
2. Uncertain or chancy; risky.

## Etymology
From if + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **ivy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iffy-vs-ivy)
- **IMF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iffy-vs-imf)
- **ifs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iffy-vs-ifs)
- **IVF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iffy-vs-ivf)
- **info** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iffy-vs-info)
- **Indy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iffy-vs-indy)
- **iggy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iffy-vs-iggy)
- **Izzy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iffy-vs-izzy)
- **inky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iffy-vs-inky)
- **itty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iffy-vs-itty)
- **if** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/if-vs-iffy)
- **icy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/icy-vs-iffy)
- **IDF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/idf-vs-iffy)
- **IFC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ifc-vs-iffy)
- **iff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iff-vs-iffy)
- **idly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/idly-vs-iffy)
- **icky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/icky-vs-iffy)

## Common misspellings (4)
`fify`, `iffyy`, `ify`, `ifyf`

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