deary me
/ˌdɪəɹiˈmiː/
"deary-me" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“deary me” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. 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) - Alternative form of dear me.
Corpus desk
Index EN-deary-me · deary me · English
deary me · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | deary me |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /ˌdɪəɹiˈmiː/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “deary me” in English
Rare enough to double-check
deary me is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /ˌdɪəɹiˈmiː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of dear me.".
No misspelling variants are generated for deary me in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is deary me, spelled D-E-A-R-Y- -M-E.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of dear me.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how deary me appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Dear, deary me," cried my mother, "what a disgrace upon the house! And your poor father sick!"
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.