# wintry

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈwɪnt(ə)ɹɪ/ · frequency rank #40,521

## Definitions
1. Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.
2. Containing sleet or snow.
3. Aged, white-haired.
4. Chilling, cheerless.

## Etymology
From winter + -y; compare Old English wintriġ (a parallel formation).

## Easily confused with
- **witty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wintry-vs-witty)
- **windy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/windy-vs-wintry)
- **winter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/winter-vs-wintry)
- **winery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/winery-vs-wintry)
- **Winton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/winton-vs-wintry)
- **winters** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/winters-vs-wintry)
- **Winfrey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/winfrey-vs-wintry)

## Common misspellings (10)
`iwntry`, `winntry`, `winrty`, `wintrry`, `wintryy`, `winttry`, `wintyr`, `witnry`, `wnitry`, `wwintry`

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