reedy
/ˈɹiː.di/
"reedy" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reedy” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,584. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #49,584
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Full of, or edged with, reeds.
Corpus desk
Index EN-reedy · reedy · English
reedy · rank #49,584 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #49,584
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH rationalist
Nearest frequency peer: rationalist (-3 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “reedy”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- quitter
quitter
50,424 corpus weight
- rafter
rafter
50,422 corpus weight
- rationalist
rationalist
50,420 corpus weight
- reedy
reedy
50,417 corpus weight
- relapsing
relapsing
50,413 corpus weight
- repudiation
repudiation
50,412 corpus weight
What this shows “reedy” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reedy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɹiː.di/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #49,584 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “reedy”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around reedy (IPA /ˈɹiː.di/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,584 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for reedy, with forms such as "eredy", "redey", and "reeddy". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Rey", "rely", "Reid", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English reedy, reedi, reeddy, equivalent to reed + -y. The correct English form is reedy, spelled R-E-E-D-Y.
Definition
- 1Full of, or edged with, reeds.
- 2High and thin in tone.
- 3Tall and thin.
- 4Imperfectly welded together in masses of rods.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how reedy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"I'd Be Lost Without You" seems somewhat out of place from a vocal viewpoint — Lewis's slightly reedy middle soprano is very expressive and absolutely true, but doesn't have enough dark body to fully deal with the torchy melody.
Etymology
From Middle English reedy, reedi, reeddy, equivalent to reed + -y.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eredy
- redey
- reeddy
- reedyy
- reeyd
- rreedy
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reedy - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "reedy", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).