# sultry

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsʌltɹi/ · frequency rank #29,485

## Definitions
1. Hot and humid; sweltering.
2. Emitting great heat.
3. Sexually enthralling.

## Etymology
From sulter (“verb (obsolete), a variant of swelter”) + -y; compare sweltry.

## Easily confused with
- **sutra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sultry-vs-sutra)
- **surry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sultry-vs-surry)
- **sundry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sultry-vs-sundry)
- **salty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salty-vs-sultry)
- **sully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sully-vs-sultry)
- **salary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salary-vs-sultry)
- **sultan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sultan-vs-sultry)
- **subtly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/subtly-vs-sultry)
- **sugary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sugary-vs-sultry)
- **sentry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sentry-vs-sultry)

## Common misspellings (10)
`slutry`, `ssultry`, `sulltry`, `sulrty`, `sultrry`, `sultryy`, `sulttry`, `sultyr`, `sutlry`, `usltry`

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