dibble
/ˈdɪb(ə)l/
"dibble" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dibble” is an uncommon English word, ranked #69,787 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #69,787
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set out plants or to plant seeds.
| 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) |
Where “dibble” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for dibble is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈdɪb(ə)l/. Corpus data places it at rank #69,787 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-I-B-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.