dabchick
"dabchick" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dabchick” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small grebe, little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis).
Corpus desk
Index EN-dabchick · dabchick · English
dabchick · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dabchick |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dabchick” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dabchick is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A small grebe, little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis).".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dabchick, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dab (“dive, dip, dabble”) + chick. The correct English form is dabchick, spelled D-A-B-C-H-I-C-K.
Definition
- 1A small grebe, little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dabchick appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Once there was a moment where the sun beat through the fog, and they discovered they were surrounded on all sides by dabchicks whinnying and diving.
Etymology
From dab (“dive, dip, dabble”) + chick.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.