massy
/ˈmæsi/
"massy" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“massy” is uncommon English (frequency #70,879 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,879
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Heavy; massive.
Corpus desk
Index EN-massy · massy · English
massy · rank #70,879 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,879
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Massena
Nearest frequency peer: Massena (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “massy”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Marfa
Marfa
29,127 corpus weight
- Margret
Margret
29,126 corpus weight
- Massena
Massena
29,123 corpus weight
- massy
massy
29,122 corpus weight
- Mateen
Mateen
29,120 corpus weight
- McCloy
McCloy
29,117 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “massy” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | massy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈmæsi/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #70,879 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “massy” in English
Rare enough to double-check
massy is uncommon English at frequency #70,879 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈmæsi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Heavy; massive.".
No misspelling variants are generated for massy in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English massy; equivalent to mass + -y. The correct English form is massy, spelled M-A-S-S-Y.
Definition
- 1Heavy; massive.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how massy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Their plumed helmes are wrought with beaten golde, / Their ſwords enameld, and about their neckes / Hangs maſſie chaines of golde downe to the waſte, / In euery part exceding braue and rich.
Eevning approachd / (For we have alſo our Eevning and our Morn, / We ours for change delectable, not need) / Forthwith from dance to ſweet repaſt they turn / Deſirous, all in Circles as they ſtood, / Tables are ſet, and on a ſudden pil'd / With Angels Food, and rubied Nectar flows: / In Pearl, in Diamond, and maſſie Gold, / Fruit of delicious Vines, the g…
Etymology
From Middle English massy; equivalent to mass + -y.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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