# noisy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈnɔɪzi/ · frequency rank #11,752

## Definitions
1. Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound
2. Full of noise.
3. Unpleasant-looking and causing unwanted attention
4. Accompanied by or introducing random fluctuations that obscure the real signal or data

## Etymology
From noise + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **nos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noisy-vs-nos)
- **nose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noisy-vs-nose)
- **nous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noisy-vs-nous)
- **nosy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noisy-vs-nosy)
- **Norse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noisy-vs-norse)
- **noose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noisy-vs-noose)
- **notify** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noisy-vs-notify)
- **nis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nis-vs-noisy)
- **NOI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noi-vs-noisy)
- **noir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noir-vs-noisy)
- **nods** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nods-vs-noisy)
- **NCIS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ncis-vs-noisy)
- **NIST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nist-vs-noisy)
- **noise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noise-vs-noisy)
- **Noida** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noida-vs-noisy)

## Common misspellings (7)
`niosy`, `nnoisy`, `noissy`, `noisyy`, `noiys`, `nosiy`, `onisy`

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