# nifty

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈnɪfti/ · frequency rank #23,344

## Definitions
1. Good, smart; useful or beneficial, often in an impressively clever way.
2. Stylish.

## Etymology
From *nift + -y. First element is of unknown origin. Possibly theatrical slang, as a shortened, altered form of Magnificat. Alternatively, perhaps a special use of US regional niffed (“put off, peeved”).

## Easily confused with
- **nit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nifty-vs-nit)
- **nite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nifty-vs-nite)
- **NIST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nifty-vs-nist)
- **ninth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nifty-vs-ninth)
- **nutty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nifty-vs-nutty)
- **nitty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nifty-vs-nitty)
- **ninety** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nifty-vs-ninety)
- **nasty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nasty-vs-nifty)
- **Nicky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nicky-vs-nifty)
- **NAFTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nafta-vs-nifty)
- **Nieto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nieto-vs-nifty)
- **natty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natty-vs-nifty)

## Common misspellings (8)
`infty`, `nfity`, `niffty`, `niftty`, `niftyy`, `nifyt`, `nitfy`, `nnifty`

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