kissy
"kissy" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“kissy” is uncommon English (frequency #56,847 among 9,255 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,847
- frequency rank, English
- 9,255
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sentimentally affectionate.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kissy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #56,847 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kissy” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
kissy is uncommon English at frequency #56,847 among 9,255 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for kissy in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From kiss (noun and verb) + -y (adjectival suffix). The correct English form is kissy, spelled K-I-S-S-Y.
Definition
- 1Sentimentally affectionate.
- 2Tending to kiss.
- 3Tending to kiss frequently.
- 4Suited to kissing; resembling or relating to kissing.
Etymology
From kiss (noun and verb) + -y (adjectival suffix).
This word in other languages
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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Using “kissy”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is K-I-S-S-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.