scurfy
/ˈskɜː(ɹ)fi/
"scurfy" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“scurfy” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Characterized by scurf; covered with scurf.
Corpus desk
Index EN-scurfy · scurfy · English
scurfy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | scurfy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈskɜː(ɹ)fi/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “scurfy” in English
Rare enough to double-check
scurfy is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈskɜː(ɹ)fi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Characterized by scurf; covered with scurf.".
No misspelling variants are generated for scurfy in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From scurf + -y. The correct English form is scurfy, spelled S-C-U-R-F-Y.
Definition
- 1Characterized by scurf; covered with scurf.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how scurfy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Many of these natives, especially the lower classes, and fishermen, have their skins disfigured in a singular manner, by a sort of scurfy disease, similar to the ring-worm, or rather to a person whose skin was peeling off from the effects of the sun.
"[A]nd who do you think were sittting there? Why, my mother and your father of course, both mending boots; and all of a sudden my mother gave your father such a blow with an old boot, that the scurf flew out of his hair!" "There you tell a lie," shouted the princess; "my father never was scurfy!"
Etymology
From scurf + -y.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.