# swampy

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #39,126

## Definitions
1. Soggy and marshy; wet like a swamp.
2. Flowing smoothly with no harsh tones but possibly including muddy tones.

## Etymology
From swamp + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian sumpich (“swampy”), Dutch sompig, zompig (“swampy, soggy”), German sumpfig (“swampy”), Swedish sumpig (“swampy”).

## Easily confused with
- **swap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swampy-vs-swap)
- **sway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swampy-vs-sway)
- **Swamy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swampy-vs-swamy)
- **swanky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swampy-vs-swanky)
- **swam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swam-vs-swampy)
- **stamp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stamp-vs-swampy)
- **swamp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swamp-vs-swampy)
- **Sammy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sammy-vs-swampy)
- **swami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swami-vs-swampy)
- **soapy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soapy-vs-swampy)
- **sappy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sappy-vs-swampy)
- **stamps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stamps-vs-swampy)
- **snappy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snappy-vs-swampy)
- **skimpy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skimpy-vs-swampy)
- **swamped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swamped-vs-swampy)

## Common misspellings (10)
`sawmpy`, `sswampy`, `swammpy`, `swamppy`, `swampyy`, `swamyp`, `swapmy`, `swmapy`, `swwampy`, `wsampy`

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