# sunny

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsʌni/ · frequency rank #6,420

## Definitions
1. Featuring a lot of sunshine.
2. Receiving a lot of sunshine.
3. Cheerful.
4. Of or relating to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; shiny; radiant.

## Etymology
From Middle English sunni, from Old English *sunniġ. Cognate with West Frisian sinnich, Low German sünnig, sonnig, Dutch zonnig, German sonnig. Equivalent to sun + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **suns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sunny-vs-suns)
- **SUNY** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sunny-vs-suny)
- **surly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sunny-vs-surly)
- **surry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sunny-vs-surry)
- **sun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sun-vs-sunny)
- **Sony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sony-vs-sunny)
- **sung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sung-vs-sunny)
- **sunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sunk-vs-sunny)
- **sandy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandy-vs-sunny)
- **shiny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiny-vs-sunny)
- **sonny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sonny-vs-sunny)
- **suing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suing-vs-sunny)
- **Sunni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sunni-vs-sunny)
- **stony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stony-vs-sunny)
- **sully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sully-vs-sunny)
- **senna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senna-vs-sunny)
- **Sunil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sunil-vs-sunny)
- **spiny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spiny-vs-sunny)
- **sucky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sucky-vs-sunny)
- **Sunday** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sunday-vs-sunny)

## Common misspellings (5)
`snuny`, `ssunny`, `sunnyy`, `sunyn`, `usnny`

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