# proxy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpɹɒk.si/ · frequency rank #10,749

## Definitions
1. Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English procucie, contraction of procuracie, from Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Medieval Latin procuratia, from Latin prōcūrātiō, from Latin prōcūrō (“I manage, administer”) (English procure). Compare proctor.

## Easily confused with
- **pry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proxy-vs-pry)
- **pro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pro-vs-proxy)
- **pox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pox-vs-proxy)
- **pray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pray-vs-proxy)
- **prey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prey-vs-proxy)
- **pros** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pros-vs-proxy)
- **pony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pony-vs-proxy)
- **prom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prom-vs-proxy)
- **prop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prop-vs-proxy)
- **prob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prob-vs-proxy)
- **prod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prod-vs-proxy)
- **ploy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ploy-vs-proxy)
- **proc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proc-vs-proxy)
- **prog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prog-vs-proxy)
- **Prot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prot-vs-proxy)
- **proud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proud-vs-proxy)
- **prove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prove-vs-proxy)
- **proof** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proof-vs-proxy)
- **probe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/probe-vs-proxy)
- **prone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prone-vs-proxy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`porxy`, `pproxy`, `proxxy`, `proxyy`, `proyx`, `prroxy`, `prxoy`, `rpoxy`

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