dibble
/ˈdɪb(ə)l/
"dibble" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dibble” is uncommon English (frequency #69,787 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,787
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set out plants or to plant seeds.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dibble · dibble · English
dibble · rank #69,787 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,787
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH diggity
Nearest frequency peer: diggity (+1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “dibble”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- dentate
dentate
30,217 corpus weight
- dibble
dibble
30,214 corpus weight
- diggity
diggity
30,213 corpus weight
- dimwit
dimwit
30,212 corpus weight
- dipstick
dipstick
30,210 corpus weight
- disambiguat…
disambiguation
30,209 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “dibble” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dibble |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɪb(ə)l/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #69,787 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dibble” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dibble is uncommon English at frequency #69,787 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdɪb(ə)l/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set out plants or to plant seeds.".
No misspelling variants are generated for dibble in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Possibly dib (“to dab lightly”) + -le (frequentative suffix indicating repetition or continuousness); however, the word dibble is attested earlier than dib. The correct English form is dibble, spelled D-I-B-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set out plants or to plant seeds.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dibble appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pol[ixenes] Then make you[r] Garden rich in Gilly'vors, / And do not call them baſtards. / Per[dita] Ile not put / The Dible in earth, to ſet one ſlip of them: […]
Earth'd up, here lies an imp o' hell, / Planted by Satan's dibble— / Poor silly wretch, he's damned himsel', / To save the Lord the trouble.
Etymology
Possibly dib (“to dab lightly”) + -le (frequentative suffix indicating repetition or continuousness); however, the word dibble is attested earlier than dib.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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