# dibs

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪbz/ · frequency rank #35,683

## Definitions
1. The right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else.

## Etymology
Since the early 19th century, of disputed origin. Most commonly thought to be from dibstones (“counters used in a game with the same name”). Also from dib (“to tap”) or related to northern English dip (“small depression in the ground”), or a shortened version of divide.

## Easily confused with
- **DS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dibs-vs-ds)
- **did** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dibs-vs-did)
- **die** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dibs-vs-die)
- **dig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dibs-vs-dig)
- **dip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dibs-vs-dip)
- **DIY** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dibs-vs-diy)
- **dis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dibs-vs-dis)
- **DOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dibs-vs-dos)
- **dub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dibs-vs-dub)
- **dim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dibs-vs-dim)
- **DIN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dibs-vs-din)
- **DJs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dibs-vs-djs)
- **div** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dibs-vs-div)
- **DPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dibs-vs-dps)
- **DMs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dibs-vs-dms)
- **Dix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dibs-vs-dix)
- **dit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dibs-vs-dit)
- **DTs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dibs-vs-dts)
- **dif** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dibs-vs-dif)
- **dob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dibs-vs-dob)

## Common misspellings (6)
`dbis`, `ddibs`, `dibbs`, `dibss`, `disb`, `idbs`

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