# puffy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpʌfi/ · frequency rank #24,557

## Definitions
1. Swollen or inflated in shape, as if filled with air; pillow-like.
2. Coming or exhaling in puffs.
3. Speaking or writing in an exaggeratedly eloquent and self-important manner.
4. Having inflated cheeks.

## Etymology
From puff + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **puny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puffy-vs-puny)
- **pussy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puffy-vs-pussy)
- **puppy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puffy-vs-puppy)
- **pushy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puffy-vs-pushy)
- **putty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puffy-vs-putty)
- **purdy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puffy-vs-purdy)
- **purify** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puffy-vs-purify)
- **puff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puff-vs-puffy)
- **pfft** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pfft-vs-puffy)
- **puffs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puffs-vs-puffy)
- **puffed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puffed-vs-puffy)
- **puffin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puffin-vs-puffy)
- **puffer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puffer-vs-puffy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`pfufy`, `ppuffy`, `puffyy`, `pufy`, `pufyf`, `upffy`

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