# dickey vs Dicky

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dickey
*noun · IPA /ˈdɪki/ · frequency rank #33,202*
Alternative form of dicky.

### Dicky
*name · IPA /ˈdɪki/ · frequency rank #40,212*
A diminutive of the male given name Richard.

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