# Patsy

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #24,858

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.
2. A diminutive of the male given name Patrick.
3. A diminutive of the female given name Martha.

## Etymology
From the clipping of Patricia or Patrick + -sy (hypocoristic suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **pay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patsy-vs-pay)
- **PTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patsy-vs-pts)
- **puts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patsy-vs-puts)
- **pays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patsy-vs-pays)
- **pets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patsy-vs-pets)
- **pity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patsy-vs-pity)
- **pots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patsy-vs-pots)
- **pits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patsy-vs-pits)
- **PTSD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patsy-vs-ptsd)
- **paws** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patsy-vs-paws)
- **pussy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patsy-vs-pussy)
- **petty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patsy-vs-petty)
- **pause** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patsy-vs-pause)
- **Patty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patsy-vs-patty)
- **potty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patsy-vs-potty)
- **putty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patsy-vs-putty)
- **pissy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patsy-vs-pissy)
- **Pauly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patsy-vs-pauly)
- **pithy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patsy-vs-pithy)
- **peasy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patsy-vs-peasy)

## Common misspellings (7)
`aptsy`, `patssy`, `patsyy`, `pattsy`, `patys`, `ppatsy`, `ptasy`

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