# marshy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmɑɹʃi/ · frequency rank #44,326

## Definitions
1. Of, or resembling a marsh; boggy.
2. Growing in marshy ground.

## Etymology
From Middle English mersshy, mershi, equivalent to marsh + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **Mary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marshy-vs-mary)
- **mash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marshy-vs-mash)
- **Marty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marshy-vs-marty)
- **mushy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marshy-vs-mushy)
- **Masha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marshy-vs-masha)
- **Murphy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marshy-vs-murphy)
- **Martha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marshy-vs-martha)
- **Massey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marshy-vs-massey)
- **Mersey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marshy-vs-mersey)
- **Murthy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marshy-vs-murthy)
- **mars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mars-vs-marshy)
- **march** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/march-vs-marshy)
- **marry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marry-vs-marshy)
- **marsh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marsh-vs-marshy)
- **Marcy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marcy-vs-marshy)
- **Marley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marley-vs-marshy)
- **Marsha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marsha-vs-marshy)
- **Markey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markey-vs-marshy)
- **Marshal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marshal-vs-marshy)

## Common misspellings (10)
`amrshy`, `marhsy`, `marrshy`, `marshhy`, `marshyy`, `marsshy`, `marsyh`, `masrhy`, `mmarshy`, `mrashy`

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