biddy
/ˈbɪdi/
"biddy" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“biddy” is an uncommon English word, ranked #59,900 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #59,900
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | biddy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɪdi/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #59,900 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “biddy” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for biddy is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbɪdi/. Corpus data places it at rank #59,900 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for biddy in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Derived from Biddy, diminutive form of Bridget. It became a generic name for an Irish maid (US), and then for an old woman. The correct English form is biddy, spelled B-I-D-D-Y.
Definition
- 1A woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody.
- 2An attractive girl.
- 3An Irish maidservant.
- 4An Irishwoman.
- 5A name used in calling a hen or chicken, often as "biddy-biddy-biddy".
Etymology
Derived from Biddy, diminutive form of Bridget. It became a generic name for an Irish maid (US), and then for an old woman.
This word in other languages
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “biddy”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-I-D-D-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbɪdi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.