dacoity
/dəˈkɔɪti/
"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
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 | dacoity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dəˈkɔɪti/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dacoity” in English
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
- 1Violent robbery carried out by a dacoit or a gang of dacoits.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dacoity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
'He came here open-minded to commit a dacoity. Yes, to cut, rob, kill, and carry off what he desired.'
[…] 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.