# thrifty

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈθɹɪfti/ · frequency rank #34,718

## Definitions
1. Showing thrift; economical; frugal.
2. Thriving, prosperous, successful; (of an animal or plant) growing rapidly or vigorously.
3. Preserved by thrift; carefully managed.

## Etymology
From Middle English thrifty, threfty, thryfty, þrifti, equivalent to thrift + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **thirty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thirty-vs-thrifty)
- **thrift** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrift-vs-thrifty)

## Common misspellings (12)
`htrifty`, `thhrifty`, `thirfty`, `thrfity`, `thriffty`, `thriftty`, `thriftyy`, `thrifyt`, `thritfy`, `thrrifty`, `trhifty`, `tthrifty`

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