Dyke

[daɪ̯k]

/[daɪ̯k]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dyke” is uncommon German (frequency #80,266 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,266
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (deutlich erkennbare) lesbische Frau

Corpus desk

Index DE-dyke · Dyke · German

Dyke · rank #80,266 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,266
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Durchsuchungs…

Nearest frequency peer: Durchsuchungsbeschluss (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Dyke“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Dyke“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dyke
PropertyValue
HeadwordDyke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[daɪ̯k]
Letters4
Frequency rank#80,266
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dyke“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Dykefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Durchsuchungsbeschluss“ (#80,265), „Durchlass“ (#80,264), „Dummschwätzer“ (#80,262). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dyke“ bei #80,266. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dyke is uncommon German at frequency #80,266 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [daɪ̯k]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(deutlich erkennbare) lesbische Frau".

Dyke doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Dyke, spelled D-Y-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    (deutlich erkennbare) lesbische Frau

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Dyke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Auch mit Mitte 40 ist für eine Dyke der Besuch bei den (inzwischen tüdeligen) Eltern und der Schwester alles andere als einfach.“
  2. „Männliche ›Tunten‹ zeigen ein besonders affektiertes bzw. feminines Auftreten, während weibliche ›Dykes‹ oder ›Butches‹ betont männlich daher kommen.“

This word in other languages

dyke(English)gouine(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dyke"?
"Dyke" is spelled D-Y-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [daɪ̯k].
What does "Dyke" mean?
As a noun, "Dyke" means: (deutlich erkennbare) lesbische Frau
How do you pronounce "Dyke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dyke" is [daɪ̯k]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dyke" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dyke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Cree#80,224coat#80,214cale#80,205bury#80,194

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list