# pappy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpæpi/ · frequency rank #49,536

## Definitions
1. Like pap; soft; mushy.

## Etymology
From pap + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **pay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pappy-vs-pay)
- **PPP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pappy-vs-ppp)
- **party** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pappy-vs-party)
- **puppy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pappy-vs-puppy)
- **poppy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pappy-vs-poppy)
- **Patty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pappy-vs-patty)
- **parry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pappy-vs-parry)
- **Papua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pappy-vs-papua)
- **Patsy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pappy-vs-patsy)
- **pasty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pappy-vs-pasty)
- **Pauly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pappy-vs-pauly)
- **poppa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pappy-vs-poppa)
- **preppy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pappy-vs-preppy)
- **pap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pap-vs-pappy)
- **papa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/papa-vs-pappy)
- **PAPI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/papi-vs-pappy)
- **Pape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pape-vs-pappy)
- **paper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paper-vs-pappy)
- **paddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paddy-vs-pappy)
- **papal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/papal-vs-pappy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`apppy`, `pappyy`, `papy`, `papyp`, `ppappy`, `ppapy`

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