# picky

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpɪki/ · frequency rank #18,654

## Definitions
1. Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.
2. Of food or a meal: consisting of various small items from which the diner can pick and choose.

## Etymology
From pick + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **pink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picky-vs-pink)
- **pics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picky-vs-pics)
- **pity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picky-vs-pity)
- **pike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picky-vs-pike)
- **puck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picky-vs-puck)
- **pika** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picky-vs-pika)
- **prick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picky-vs-prick)
- **pinky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picky-vs-pinky)
- **piggy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picky-vs-piggy)
- **piety** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picky-vs-piety)
- **Pinoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picky-vs-pinoy)
- **pissy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picky-vs-pissy)
- **porky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picky-vs-porky)
- **pithy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picky-vs-pithy)
- **pricey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picky-vs-pricey)
- **pricks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picky-vs-pricks)
- **plucky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picky-vs-plucky)
- **prickly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picky-vs-prickly)
- **pic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pic-vs-picky)
- **pick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pick-vs-picky)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ipcky`, `pciky`, `piccky`, `pickky`, `pickyy`, `picyk`, `pikcy`, `ppicky`

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