# dicey

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdaɪsi/ · frequency rank #43,110

## Definitions
1. Fraught with danger.
2. Of uncertain, risky outcome.
3. Of doubtful or uncertain efficacy, provenance, etc.; dodgy.

## Etymology
From dice + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **die** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicey-vs-die)
- **DIY** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicey-vs-diy)
- **died** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicey-vs-died)
- **dick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicey-vs-dick)
- **diet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicey-vs-diet)
- **dies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicey-vs-dies)
- **dive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicey-vs-dive)
- **dime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicey-vs-dime)
- **dire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicey-vs-dire)
- **dine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicey-vs-dine)
- **dike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicey-vs-dike)
- **dirty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicey-vs-dirty)
- **dicks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicey-vs-dicks)
- **diner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicey-vs-diner)
- **dizzy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicey-vs-dizzy)
- **diver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicey-vs-diver)
- **dives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicey-vs-dives)
- **duchy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicey-vs-duchy)
- **dined** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicey-vs-dined)
- **diddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicey-vs-diddy)

## Common misspellings (7)
`dciey`, `ddicey`, `diccey`, `diceyy`, `dicye`, `diecy`, `idcey`

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