# runny

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɹʌni/ · frequency rank #31,326

## Definitions
1. Fluid; readily flowing.
2. Liable to run or drip.

## Etymology
From run + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **runs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/runny-vs-runs)
- **rusty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/runny-vs-rusty)
- **runway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/runny-vs-runway)
- **run** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/run-vs-runny)
- **ruin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruin-vs-runny)
- **ruby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruby-vs-runny)
- **Rudy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rudy-vs-runny)
- **rung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rung-vs-runny)
- **rune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rune-vs-runny)
- **rugby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rugby-vs-runny)
- **ruins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruins-vs-runny)
- **randy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/randy-vs-runny)
- **rainy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainy-vs-runny)
- **ruddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruddy-vs-runny)
- **Ronny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ronny-vs-runny)
- **runner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/runner-vs-runny)

## Common misspellings (6)
`rnuny`, `rrunny`, `runnyy`, `runy`, `runyn`, `urnny`

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