# panty

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #30,169

## Definitions
1. Short trousers for men, or more usually boys.
2. An article of clothing worn as underpants by women.
3. A helmet cover.

## Etymology
Recorded since 1845 in the plural, meaning “drawers for men”, a derogatory diminutive of pants (the shortening of pantaloons); meaning “underpants for women or children” first recorded 1908.

## Easily confused with
- **pay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panty-vs-pay)
- **pat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panty-vs-pat)
- **part** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panty-vs-part)
- **past** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panty-vs-past)
- **path** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panty-vs-path)
- **pity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panty-vs-pity)
- **pony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panty-vs-pony)
- **pint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panty-vs-pint)
- **punt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panty-vs-punt)
- **pats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panty-vs-pats)
- **pate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panty-vs-pate)
- **puny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panty-vs-puny)
- **party** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panty-vs-party)
- **parts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panty-vs-parts)
- **plant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panty-vs-plant)
- **penny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panty-vs-penny)
- **petty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panty-vs-petty)
- **pasta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panty-vs-pasta)
- **paste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panty-vs-paste)
- **Patty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panty-vs-patty)

## Common misspellings (8)
`apnty`, `pannty`, `pantty`, `pantyy`, `panyt`, `patny`, `pnaty`, `ppanty`

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