# waxy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈwæksi/ · frequency rank #41,468

## Definitions
1. Resembling wax in texture or appearance.
2. Low in starch; tending to remain firm when cooked.

## Etymology
From Middle English waxi, wexy, equivalent to wax (“soft oily substance”) + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **wy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxy-vs-wy)
- **way** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxy-vs-way)
- **why** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxy-vs-why)
- **wry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxy-vs-wry)
- **ways** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxy-vs-ways)
- **whey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxy-vs-whey)
- **Wray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxy-vs-wray)
- **wily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxy-vs-wily)
- **weary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxy-vs-weary)
- **WA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-waxy)
- **was** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/was-vs-waxy)
- **war** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/war-vs-waxy)
- **wax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wax-vs-waxy)
- **wan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wan-vs-waxy)
- **WAL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wal-vs-waxy)
- **wah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wah-vs-waxy)
- **wat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wat-vs-waxy)
- **wai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wai-vs-waxy)
- **wad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wad-vs-waxy)
- **wag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wag-vs-waxy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`awxy`, `waxxy`, `waxyy`, `wayx`, `wwaxy`, `wxay`

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