# pushy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpʊʃ.i/ · frequency rank #29,050

## Definitions
1. Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.

## Etymology
From push + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **puss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pushy-vs-puss)
- **pussy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pushy-vs-pussy)
- **putty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pushy-vs-putty)
- **pus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pus-vs-pushy)
- **psh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/psh-vs-pushy)
- **push** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/push-vs-pushy)
- **posh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posh-vs-pushy)
- **Pugh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pugh-vs-pushy)
- **puny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puny-vs-pushy)
- **puppy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puppy-vs-pushy)
- **plush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plush-vs-pushy)
- **pasha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasha-vs-pushy)
- **puffy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puffy-vs-pushy)
- **pesky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pesky-vs-pushy)
- **posey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posey-vs-pushy)
- **pasty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasty-vs-pushy)
- **purdy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purdy-vs-pushy)
- **pissy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pissy-vs-pushy)
- **pithy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pithy-vs-pushy)
- **pushed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pushed-vs-pushy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ppushy`, `psuhy`, `puhsy`, `pushhy`, `pushyy`, `pusshy`, `pusyh`, `upshy`

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