# dickey vs ducked

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ducked
*verb · IPA /dʌkt/ · frequency rank #28,524*
simple past and past participle of duck

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