# sweetie

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈswiːti/ · frequency rank #13,621

## Definitions
1. A person who is much loved.
2. A sweetheart.
3. A fruit that is a crossbreed between a grapefruit and a pomelo, originating in Israel.
4. A sweet; a candy.

## Etymology
From sweet + -ie.

## Easily confused with
- **sweets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sweetie-vs-sweets)
- **sweety** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sweetie-vs-sweety)
- **sweetly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sweetie-vs-sweetly)
- **sweet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sweet-vs-sweetie)
- **sweeten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sweeten-vs-sweetie)

## Common misspellings (9)
`sewetie`, `ssweetie`, `sweeite`, `sweetei`, `sweettie`, `sweteie`, `swetie`, `swweetie`, `wseetie`

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