# nosy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈnəʊziː/ · frequency rank #34,995

## Definitions
1. Prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle.
2. Having a large or elongated nose.

## Etymology
From nose + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **not** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nosy-vs-not)
- **now** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nosy-vs-now)
- **nov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nosy-vs-nov)
- **NSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nosy-vs-nsa)
- **NSW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nosy-vs-nsw)
- **NSF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nosy-vs-nsf)
- **NSC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nosy-vs-nsc)
- **nox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nosy-vs-nox)
- **NWS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nosy-vs-nws)
- **note** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nosy-vs-note)
- **nova** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nosy-vs-nova)
- **noun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nosy-vs-noun)
- **nous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nosy-vs-nous)
- **NTSB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nosy-vs-ntsb)
- **novi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nosy-vs-novi)
- **non** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/non-vs-nosy)
- **nor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nor-vs-nosy)
- **NHS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nhs-vs-nosy)
- **nod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nod-vs-nosy)
- **NAS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nas-vs-nosy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`nnosy`, `nossy`, `nosyy`, `noys`, `nsoy`, `onsy`

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