dacoity

/dəˈkɔɪti/

//dəˈkɔɪti// noun

"dacoity" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“dacoity” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Violent robbery carried out by a dacoit or a gang of dacoits.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dacoity · dacoity · English

dacoity · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for dacoity
PropertyValue
Headworddacoity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dəˈkɔɪti/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “dacoity” in English

dacoityranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dacoity is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /dəˈkɔɪti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Violent robbery carried out by a dacoit or a gang of dacoits.".

No misspelling variants are generated for dacoity in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From dacoit + -y. The correct English form is dacoity, spelled D-A-C-O-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Violent robbery carried out by a dacoit or a gang of dacoits.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 'He came here open-minded to commit a dacoity. Yes, to cut, rob, kill, and carry off what he desired.'
  2. […] he had a most interesting anecdote to tell her […] about a dacoity that had happened in Sagaing in 1913.

Etymology

From dacoit + -y.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dacoity"?
"dacoity" is spelled D-A-C-O-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /dəˈkɔɪti/.
What does "dacoity" mean?
As a noun, "dacoity" means: Violent robbery carried out by a dacoit or a gang of dacoits.
How do you pronounce "dacoity"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dacoity" is /dəˈkɔɪti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "dacoity"?
From dacoit + -y. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list