# Patty

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈpæti/ · frequency rank #13,395

## Definitions
1. A unisex given name.
2. A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.
3. A male given name, a diminutive of the male given name Patrick.
4. A surname.

## Etymology
From Pat + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **pay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patty-vs-pay)
- **pity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patty-vs-pity)
- **Pitt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patty-vs-pitt)
- **putt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patty-vs-putt)
- **petty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patty-vs-petty)
- **PRATT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patty-vs-pratt)
- **potty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patty-vs-potty)
- **piety** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patty-vs-piety)
- **platt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patty-vs-platt)
- **Pitts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patty-vs-pitts)
- **putty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patty-vs-putty)
- **Pauly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patty-vs-pauly)
- **pithy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patty-vs-pithy)
- **Petey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patty-vs-petey)
- **pretty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patty-vs-pretty)
- **Platte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patty-vs-platte)
- **pat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pat-vs-patty)
- **part** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/part-vs-patty)
- **past** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/past-vs-patty)
- **path** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/path-vs-patty)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aptty`, `pattyy`, `paty`, `patyt`, `ppatty`, `ptaty`

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