# Matty

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #22,149

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the male given name Matthew.
2. A diminutive of the female given names Matilda or Martha, variant of Mattie.

## Etymology
Diminutives + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **may** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matty-vs-may)
- **mitt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matty-vs-mitt)
- **mott** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matty-vs-mott)
- **mutt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matty-vs-mutt)
- **motto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matty-vs-motto)
- **Monty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matty-vs-monty)
- **misty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matty-vs-misty)
- **Morty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matty-vs-morty)
- **meaty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matty-vs-meaty)
- **musty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matty-vs-musty)
- **minty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matty-vs-minty)
- **mat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mat-vs-matty)
- **many** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/many-vs-matty)
- **Mary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mary-vs-matty)
- **mate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mate-vs-matty)
- **matt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matt-vs-matty)
- **math** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/math-vs-matty)
- **mart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mart-vs-matty)
- **mats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mats-vs-matty)
- **mast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mast-vs-matty)

## Common misspellings (6)
`amtty`, `mattyy`, `maty`, `matyt`, `mmatty`, `mtaty`

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