# derby

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɑː.bi/ · frequency rank #6,043

## Definitions
1. Any of several annual horse races.
2. Any organized race.
3. A bowler hat.
4. A sports match between rival teams.
5. A local derby.

## Etymology
From Epsom Derby horse race, named after Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby. Ultimately from Derby.

## Easily confused with
- **dry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derby-vs-dry)
- **dey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derby-vs-dey)
- **dory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derby-vs-dory)
- **dewy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derby-vs-dewy)
- **derp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derby-vs-derp)
- **dirty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derby-vs-dirty)
- **Derek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derby-vs-derek)
- **Dewey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derby-vs-dewey)
- **Derry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derby-vs-derry)
- **Dolby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derby-vs-dolby)
- **Digby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derby-vs-digby)
- **dorky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derby-vs-dorky)
- **dobby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derby-vs-dobby)
- **der** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/der-vs-derby)
- **deb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deb-vs-derby)
- **debt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debt-vs-derby)
- **deny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deny-vs-derby)
- **defy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defy-vs-derby)
- **debs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debs-vs-derby)
- **delay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delay-vs-derby)

## Common misspellings (8)
`dderby`, `debry`, `derbby`, `derbyy`, `derrby`, `deryb`, `dreby`, `edrby`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/derby