# washy

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #46,852

## Definitions
1. Watery; damp; soft.
2. Lacking substance or strength; weak; thin; dilute; feeble.
3. Not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labour.

## Etymology
From wash + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **way** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/washy-vs-way)
- **why** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/washy-vs-why)
- **wish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/washy-vs-wish)
- **wasp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/washy-vs-wasp)
- **wavy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/washy-vs-wavy)
- **waxy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/washy-vs-waxy)
- **waste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/washy-vs-waste)
- **wasnt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/washy-vs-wasnt)
- **was** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/was-vs-washy)
- **wah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wah-vs-washy)
- **wash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wash-vs-washy)
- **wary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wary-vs-washy)
- **Walsh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walsh-vs-washy)
- **Wally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wally-vs-washy)
- **wacky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wacky-vs-washy)
- **washed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/washed-vs-washy)
- **washer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/washer-vs-washy)
- **washes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/washes-vs-washy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`awshy`, `wahsy`, `washhy`, `washyy`, `wasshy`, `wasyh`, `wsahy`, `wwashy`

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