# thingy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈθɪŋiː/ · frequency rank #21,962

## Definitions
1. A thing (used to refer to something vaguely or when one cannot recall or does not wish to mention its name).
2. A penis.

## Etymology
From thing + -y (diminutive suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **tiny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thingy-vs-tiny)
- **ting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thingy-vs-ting)
- **think** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thingy-vs-think)
- **tying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thingy-vs-tying)
- **thong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thingy-vs-thong)
- **tinge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thingy-vs-tinge)
- **thinks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thingy-vs-thinks)
- **thirty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thingy-vs-thirty)
- **thinly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thingy-vs-thinly)
- **thin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thin-vs-thingy)
- **thing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thing-vs-thingy)
- **thigh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thigh-vs-thingy)
- **thine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thine-vs-thingy)
- **thang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thang-vs-thingy)
- **tangy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tangy-vs-thingy)
- **things** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/things-vs-thingy)

## Common misspellings (10)
`htingy`, `thhingy`, `thigny`, `thinggy`, `thingyy`, `thinngy`, `thinyg`, `thnigy`, `tihngy`, `tthingy`

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