# lengthy

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #8,953

## Definitions
1. Having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension.
2. Speaking or writing at length; long-winded.

## Etymology
From length + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **length** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/length-vs-lengthy)
- **lengthen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lengthen-vs-lengthy)

## Common misspellings (12)
`elngthy`, `legnthy`, `lenggthy`, `lenghty`, `lengthhy`, `lengthyy`, `lengtthy`, `lengtyh`, `lenngthy`, `lentghy`, `llengthy`, `lnegthy`

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