# sexy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsɛk.sɪ/ · frequency rank #3,525

## Definitions
1. Having sex appeal; attractive.
2. Intriguing, appealing, likely to excite interest.
3. Sexual; relating to or involving sex.

## Etymology
From sex + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **Sy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sexy-vs-sy)
- **six** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sexy-vs-six)
- **sky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sexy-vs-sky)
- **spy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sexy-vs-spy)
- **shy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sexy-vs-shy)
- **sox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sexy-vs-sox)
- **soy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sexy-vs-soy)
- **sly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sexy-vs-sly)
- **sry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sexy-vs-sry)
- **sez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sexy-vs-sez)
- **stay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sexy-vs-stay)
- **Sony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sexy-vs-sony)
- **sway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sexy-vs-sway)
- **slay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sexy-vs-slay)
- **shay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sexy-vs-shay)
- **SUNY** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sexy-vs-suny)
- **sixty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sexy-vs-sixty)
- **se** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/se-vs-sexy)
- **see** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/see-vs-sexy)
- **say** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/say-vs-sexy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`esxy`, `sexxy`, `sexyy`, `seyx`, `ssexy`, `sxey`

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