# moody

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmuːdi/ · frequency rank #11,253

## Definitions
1. Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
2. Sulky or depressed.
3. Dour, gloomy or brooding.
4. Of dubious origin; counterfeit or stolen.

## Etymology
From Middle English mody, modi, from Old English mōdiġ (“brave”), from Proto-Germanic *mōdagaz (“courageous”). By surface analysis, mood + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **moon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moody-vs-moon)
- **moor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moody-vs-moor)
- **moot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moody-vs-moot)
- **mook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moody-vs-mook)
- **Moog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moody-vs-moog)
- **Moore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moody-vs-moore)
- **moose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moody-vs-moose)
- **muddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moody-vs-muddy)
- **Moors** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moody-vs-moors)
- **Morty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moody-vs-morty)
- **moray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moody-vs-moray)
- **Mosby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moody-vs-mosby)
- **Mundy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moody-vs-mundy)
- **mossy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moody-vs-mossy)
- **Mooney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moody-vs-mooney)
- **mod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mod-vs-moody)
- **moo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moo-vs-moody)
- **mode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mode-vs-moody)
- **mood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mood-vs-moody)
- **Modi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modi-vs-moody)

## Common misspellings (7)
`mmoody`, `modoy`, `mody`, `mooddy`, `moodyy`, `mooyd`, `omody`

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