# lindy

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #35,386

## Definitions
1. A jitterbug, originated in Harlem, New York.

## Etymology
Probably from Lindy, the nickname of US aviator Charles A. Lindbergh.

## Easily confused with
- **line** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindy-vs-line)
- **link** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindy-vs-link)
- **Lund** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindy-vs-lund)
- **linn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindy-vs-linn)
- **lint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindy-vs-lint)
- **lino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindy-vs-lino)
- **Livy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindy-vs-livy)
- **lines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindy-vs-lines)
- **links** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindy-vs-links)
- **lined** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindy-vs-lined)
- **Linux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindy-vs-linux)
- **liner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindy-vs-liner)
- **linen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindy-vs-linen)
- **Linus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindy-vs-linus)
- **Lizzy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindy-vs-lizzy)
- **lingo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindy-vs-lingo)
- **Lundy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindy-vs-lundy)
- **lid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lid-vs-lindy)
- **lin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lin-vs-lindy)
- **land** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/land-vs-lindy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ilndy`, `lidny`, `linddy`, `lindyy`, `linndy`, `linyd`, `llindy`, `lnidy`

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