# pasty

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpeɪsti/ · frequency rank #33,783

## Definitions
1. Like paste, sticky.
2. Pale, lacking colour, having a pallor.
3. Whiteskinned.

## Etymology
From paste + -y (adjectival suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **pay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasty-vs-pay)
- **pat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasty-vs-pat)
- **PST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasty-vs-pst)
- **post** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasty-vs-post)
- **path** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasty-vs-path)
- **pity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasty-vs-pity)
- **pest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasty-vs-pest)
- **pats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasty-vs-pats)
- **pate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasty-vs-pate)
- **psst** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasty-vs-psst)
- **posts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasty-vs-posts)
- **pussy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasty-vs-pussy)
- **petty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasty-vs-petty)
- **Patty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasty-vs-patty)
- **potty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasty-vs-potty)
- **Patsy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasty-vs-patsy)
- **pesky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasty-vs-pesky)
- **piety** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasty-vs-piety)
- **pushy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasty-vs-pushy)
- **posey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasty-vs-posey)

## Common misspellings (7)
`apsty`, `passty`, `pastty`, `pastyy`, `pasyt`, `ppasty`, `psaty`

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