# reedy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɹiː.di/ · frequency rank #49,584

## Definitions
1. Full of, or edged with, reeds.
2. High and thin in tone.
3. Tall and thin.
4. Imperfectly welded together in masses of rods.

## Etymology
From Middle English reedy, reedi, reeddy, equivalent to reed + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **Rey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reedy-vs-rey)
- **rely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reedy-vs-rely)
- **Reid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reedy-vs-reid)
- **reef** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reedy-vs-reef)
- **reel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reedy-vs-reel)
- **Rudy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reedy-vs-rudy)
- **reek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reedy-vs-reek)
- **reply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reedy-vs-reply)
- **relay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reedy-vs-relay)
- **repay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reedy-vs-repay)
- **Reese** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reedy-vs-reese)
- **rowdy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reedy-vs-rowdy)
- **reels** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reedy-vs-reels)
- **ruddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reedy-vs-ruddy)
- **roddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reedy-vs-roddy)
- **reeve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reedy-vs-reeve)
- **retry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reedy-vs-retry)
- **remedy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reedy-vs-remedy)
- **red** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/red-vs-reedy)
- **ree** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ree-vs-reedy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`eredy`, `redey`, `reeddy`, `reedyy`, `reeyd`, `rreedy`

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