# leafy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈliːfi/ · frequency rank #19,634

## Definitions
1. Covered with leaves.
2. Containing much foliage.
3. In the form of leaves (of some material).
4. Resembling a leaf.
5. Wealthy, middle- or upper-class.

## Etymology
From leaf + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **ley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leafy-vs-ley)
- **left** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leafy-vs-left)
- **lean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leafy-vs-lean)
- **leak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leafy-vs-leak)
- **leap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leafy-vs-leap)
- **levy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leafy-vs-levy)
- **loaf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leafy-vs-loaf)
- **Leah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leafy-vs-leah)
- **lear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leafy-vs-lear)
- **least** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leafy-vs-least)
- **leave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leafy-vs-leave)
- **learn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leafy-vs-learn)
- **lease** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leafy-vs-lease)
- **leaks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leafy-vs-leaks)
- **leash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leafy-vs-leash)
- **Lenny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leafy-vs-lenny)
- **leaps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leafy-vs-leaps)
- **Leroy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leafy-vs-leroy)
- **leans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leafy-vs-leans)
- **lefty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leafy-vs-lefty)

## Common misspellings (7)
`elafy`, `laefy`, `leaffy`, `leafyy`, `leayf`, `lefay`, `lleafy`

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