# shitty

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈʃɪti/ · frequency rank #6,735

## Definitions
1. Very bad; unpleasant; miserable; insignificant.
2. Under the influence of illicit drugs or alcohol; drunk; high.
3. Annoyed.
4. Covered in feces; feculent.
5. Of a low-quality or standard; inferior; not up to par, or failing one's expectations.

## Etymology
From shit + -y. Cognate with German Low German schittig (“dirty, shitty”), German scheißig (“shitty”).

## Easily confused with
- **sixty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shitty-vs-sixty)
- **shorty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shitty-vs-shorty)
- **slutty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shitty-vs-slutty)
- **spotty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shitty-vs-spotty)
- **shit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shit-vs-shitty)
- **shirt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shirt-vs-shitty)
- **shift** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shift-vs-shitty)
- **shiny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiny-vs-shitty)
- **shits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shits-vs-shitty)
- **shite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shite-vs-shitty)
- **Scotty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scotty-vs-shitty)
- **Shiite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiite-vs-shitty)
- **shifty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shifty-vs-shitty)
- **shanty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shanty-vs-shitty)
- **shimmy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shimmy-vs-shitty)
- **Shinto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shinto-vs-shitty)

## Common misspellings (8)
`hsitty`, `shhitty`, `shittyy`, `shity`, `shityt`, `shtity`, `sihtty`, `sshitty`

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