darky
noun
darky is spelled D-A-R-K-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, darky means “Alternative spelling of darkey (“dark-skinned person”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of darky is darkies.
How many letters and syllables are in darky?
| Letters | 5: D-A-R-K-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is darky?
Darky appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of darky
- darkies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does darky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of darkey (“dark-skinned person”).
- 2
Alternative spelling of darkey (“dark lantern”).
- 3
obsoleteThe time of darkness: night or dusk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does darky come from?
From dark + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).