# Missy

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɪs.i/ · frequency rank #20,709

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the female given name Melissa.

## Easily confused with
- **Mss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/missy-vs-mss)
- **moss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/missy-vs-moss)
- **mist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/missy-vs-mist)
- **misty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/missy-vs-misty)
- **mushy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/missy-vs-mushy)
- **mists** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/missy-vs-mists)
- **musty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/missy-vs-musty)
- **Mosby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/missy-vs-mosby)
- **mossy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/missy-vs-mossy)
- **misuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/missy-vs-misuse)
- **miss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miss-vs-missy)
- **mass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mass-vs-missy)
- **mess** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mess-vs-missy)
- **midst** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/midst-vs-missy)
- **messy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/messy-vs-missy)
- **Messi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/messi-vs-missy)
- **Miley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miley-vs-missy)
- **milky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milky-vs-missy)
- **Mikey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mikey-vs-missy)
- **massa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/massa-vs-missy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`imssy`, `missyy`, `misy`, `misys`, `mmissy`, `msisy`

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