# tangy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtæŋiː/ · frequency rank #45,116

## Definitions
1. Having a sharp, pungent flavor.

## Etymology
From tang + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **tay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tangy-vs-tay)
- **Tony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tangy-vs-tony)
- **tiny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tangy-vs-tiny)
- **tank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tangy-vs-tank)
- **ting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tangy-vs-ting)
- **tong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tangy-vs-tong)
- **tung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tangy-vs-tung)
- **Tans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tangy-vs-tans)
- **Teng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tangy-vs-teng)
- **tanks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tangy-vs-tanks)
- **tasty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tangy-vs-tasty)
- **Tanya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tangy-vs-tanya)
- **Tonga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tangy-vs-tonga)
- **Tania** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tangy-vs-tania)
- **tinge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tangy-vs-tinge)
- **thang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tangy-vs-thang)
- **tongs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tangy-vs-tongs)
- **tawny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tangy-vs-tawny)
- **tardy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tangy-vs-tardy)
- **Tsang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tangy-vs-tsang)

## Common misspellings (8)
`atngy`, `tagny`, `tanggy`, `tangyy`, `tanngy`, `tanyg`, `tnagy`, `ttangy`

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