# tubby

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtʌbi/ · frequency rank #43,977

## Definitions
1. stout, rotund
2. Resembling a tub
3. sounding dull and without resonance or freedom of sound.

## Etymology
From tub + -y. False cognate with chubby, even though they are often interchangeable.

## Easily confused with
- **tube** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tubby-vs-tube)
- **tubes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tubby-vs-tubes)
- **turbo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tubby-vs-turbo)
- **tummy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tubby-vs-tummy)
- **Tully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tubby-vs-tully)
- **tuber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tubby-vs-tuber)
- **tub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tub-vs-tubby)
- **toby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toby-vs-tubby)
- **tuba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tuba-vs-tubby)
- **tabby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tabby-vs-tubby)
- **tubal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tubal-vs-tubby)

## Common misspellings (6)
`tbuby`, `ttubby`, `tubbyy`, `tuby`, `tubyb`, `utbby`

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