# nutty

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈnʌti/ · frequency rank #22,752

## Definitions
1. Containing nuts.
2. Resembling or characteristic of nuts.
3. Barmy: eccentric, odd; crazy, mad, insane.
4. Extravagantly fashionable.

## Etymology
From nut + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **nut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nut-vs-nutty)
- **nuts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nuts-vs-nutty)
- **nasty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nasty-vs-nutty)
- **nifty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nifty-vs-nutty)
- **natty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natty-vs-nutty)
- **nitty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nitty-vs-nutty)
- **nudity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nudity-vs-nutty)
- **nutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nutter-vs-nutty)

## Common misspellings (6)
`nnutty`, `ntuty`, `nuttyy`, `nuty`, `nutyt`, `untty`

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