# tidy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtaɪ.di/ · frequency rank #14,441

## Definitions
1. Arranged neatly and in order.
2. Not messy; neat and controlled.
3. Satisfactory; comfortable.
4. Generous, considerable.
5. In good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable.
6. Brave; smart; skillful; fine; good.
7. Appropriate or suitable as regards occasion, circumstances, arrangement, or order.
8. Normalized in a certain way that optimizes for data analysis.

## Etymology
From Middle English tidy, tydy, tidi (“timely, seasonal, opportune”), from tide (“time”) + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian tiedig (“timely, early”), Dutch tijdig (“timely”), German Low German tiedig (“timely”), German zeitig (“seasonal, timely”), Danish tidig (“timely”), Swedish tidig (“timely”).

## Easily confused with
- **Ty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tidy-vs-ty)
- **try** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tidy-vs-try)
- **tip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tidy-vs-tip)
- **tie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tidy-vs-tie)
- **Tim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tidy-vs-tim)
- **toy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tidy-vs-toy)
- **tin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tidy-vs-tin)
- **tit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tidy-vs-tit)
- **tod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tidy-vs-tod)
- **tig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tidy-vs-tig)
- **tio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tidy-vs-tio)
- **tik** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tidy-vs-tik)
- **time** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tidy-vs-time)
- **till** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tidy-vs-till)
- **Tony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tidy-vs-tony)
- **tiny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tidy-vs-tiny)
- **tips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tidy-vs-tips)
- **tied** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tidy-vs-tied)
- **tier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tidy-vs-tier)
- **Todd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tidy-vs-todd)

## Common misspellings (6)
`itdy`, `tdiy`, `tiddy`, `tidyy`, `tiyd`, `ttidy`

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