# silky

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsɪlki/ · frequency rank #20,772

## Definitions
1. Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.
2. Smooth and pleasant; seductive.
3. Covered in long, slender, glistening hairs pressed close to the surface; sericeous.
4. Having sensibilities of mainstream culture, in contrast to crunchy.

## Etymology
From Middle English sylky, equivalent to silk + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **sky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silky-vs-sky)
- **sly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silky-vs-sly)
- **sink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silky-vs-sink)
- **slay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silky-vs-slay)
- **silo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silky-vs-silo)
- **sill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silky-vs-sill)
- **silt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silky-vs-silt)
- **silly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silky-vs-silly)
- **sixty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silky-vs-sixty)
- **silva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silky-vs-silva)
- **sinks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silky-vs-sinks)
- **smoky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silky-vs-smoky)
- **sissy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silky-vs-sissy)
- **sully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silky-vs-sully)
- **spiky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silky-vs-spiky)
- **Sitka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silky-vs-sitka)
- **sucky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silky-vs-sucky)
- **sticky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silky-vs-sticky)
- **smiley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silky-vs-smiley)
- **stinky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silky-vs-stinky)

## Common misspellings (8)
`islky`, `sikly`, `silkky`, `silkyy`, `sillky`, `silyk`, `sliky`, `ssilky`

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