# kooky

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkuːki/ · frequency rank #48,312

## Definitions
1. Eccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane; kookish.
2. Behaving like a kook (a person with poor style or skill); kook-like.

## Etymology
From kook + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **kool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kooky-vs-kool)
- **Kwok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kooky-vs-kwok)
- **Kyoko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kooky-vs-kyoko)
- **Koo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koo-vs-kooky)
- **Kok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kok-vs-kooky)
- **koko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koko-vs-kooky)
- **kook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kook-vs-kooky)
- **kinky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kinky-vs-kooky)

## Common misspellings (7)
`kkooky`, `kokoy`, `koky`, `kookky`, `kookyy`, `kooyk`, `okoky`

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