# piggy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɪɡi/ · frequency rank #19,664

## Definitions
1. A pig (the animal).
2. A guinea pig.
3. A toe.
4. A pig (greedy person).
5. A member of the police.
6. Paypig.

## Etymology
From pig + -y (diminutive suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **pigs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piggy-vs-pigs)
- **pity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piggy-vs-pity)
- **ping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piggy-vs-ping)
- **pinky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piggy-vs-pinky)
- **pings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piggy-vs-pings)
- **Pinoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piggy-vs-pinoy)
- **pissy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piggy-vs-pissy)
- **pygmy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piggy-vs-pygmy)
- **pithy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piggy-vs-pithy)
- **pig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pig-vs-piggy)
- **Peggy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peggy-vs-piggy)
- **picky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picky-vs-piggy)
- **piety** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piety-vs-piggy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ipggy`, `pgigy`, `piggyy`, `pigy`, `pigyg`, `ppiggy`

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