# shiny

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈʃaɪ.ni/ · frequency rank #8,607

## Definitions
1. Reflecting light.
2. Emitting light.
3. Excellent; remarkable.
4. Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.

## Etymology
From shine + -y (adjectival suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **sin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiny-vs-sin)
- **shy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiny-vs-shy)
- **shit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiny-vs-shit)
- **ship** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiny-vs-ship)
- **skin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiny-vs-skin)
- **sing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiny-vs-sing)
- **spin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiny-vs-spin)
- **sink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiny-vs-sink)
- **Sony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiny-vs-sony)
- **sins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiny-vs-sins)
- **shun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiny-vs-shun)
- **sine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiny-vs-sine)
- **shiv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiny-vs-shiv)
- **SUNY** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiny-vs-suny)
- **Sina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiny-vs-sina)
- **shirt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiny-vs-shirt)
- **ships** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiny-vs-ships)
- **swing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiny-vs-swing)
- **sunny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiny-vs-sunny)
- **spine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiny-vs-spine)

## Common misspellings (8)
`hsiny`, `shhiny`, `shinny`, `shinyy`, `shiyn`, `shniy`, `sihny`, `sshiny`

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