# mossy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmɒsi/ · frequency rank #44,946

## Definitions
1. Covered in or overgrown with moss.

## Etymology
From Middle English mossy, equivalent to moss + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **Mss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mossy-vs-mss)
- **most** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mossy-vs-most)
- **mouse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mossy-vs-mouse)
- **Mosul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mossy-vs-mosul)
- **mushy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mossy-vs-mushy)
- **musty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mossy-vs-musty)
- **mostly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mossy-vs-mostly)
- **mousse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mossy-vs-mousse)
- **MoS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mos-vs-mossy)
- **miss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miss-vs-mossy)
- **mass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mass-vs-mossy)
- **mess** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mess-vs-mossy)
- **moss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moss-vs-mossy)
- **moms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moms-vs-mossy)
- **mods** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mods-vs-mossy)
- **Mons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mons-vs-mossy)
- **moby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moby-vs-mossy)
- **moly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moly-vs-mossy)
- **mosh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mosh-vs-mossy)
- **money** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/money-vs-mossy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`mmossy`, `mossyy`, `mosy`, `mosys`, `msosy`, `omssy`

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