# starchy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈstɑɹt͡ʃi/ · frequency rank #49,071

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to starch.
2. Containing starch.
3. Having the quality of fabric starch as applied to fabric; stiff, hard; starched.
4. Having a starched personality; stiffly formal.

## Etymology
From starch + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **starry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starchy-vs-starry)
- **starkly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starchy-vs-starkly)
- **Stacy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stacy-vs-starchy)
- **search** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/search-vs-starchy)
- **Stacey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stacey-vs-starchy)
- **starch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starch-vs-starchy)

## Common misspellings (12)
`satrchy`, `sstarchy`, `stacrhy`, `starcchy`, `starchhy`, `starchyy`, `starcyh`, `starhcy`, `starrchy`, `strachy`, `sttarchy`, `tsarchy`

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