dick
/dɪk/noun, verb, number
dick is spelled D-I-C-K: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 50 times per million words in written English, the 2,041st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Dick, the name). As a vulgar noun, dick means “The penis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dick is dicks.
How many letters and syllables are in dick?
| Letters | 4: D-I-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 50 times per million words; the 2,041st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dick?
Dick appears 50 times per million words in written English, the 2,041st most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Dick, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dick?
- /dɪk/
Dick has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-dick.ogg, En-uk-dick.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dick
- dicks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- dih
- dicking participle, present
- dicked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dick mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA male person.
- 2
informalslangvulgarThe penis.
Don't pee over there! That woman could see your dick.
- 3
derogatoryoffensiveslangvulgarA contemptible or obnoxious person; a jerk; traditionally, especially, a male jerk.
That dude is such a dick.
- 4
CanadaUSslangvulgarAbsolutely nothing.
Last weekend I did dick.
- 5
slangvulgarSexual intercourse with a man.
You better try and get some dick and take your mind off this bullshit.
- 6
USdatedslangvulgarA detective.
private dick, railroad dick
- 7
obsoleteslangvulgarA declaration.
verb
- 1
slangvulgarTo mistreat or take advantage of somebody.
dick around
- 2
slangvulgarTo penetrate sexually with a penis.
number
- 1
slangvulgarTen, in Cumbrian sheep counting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate dick?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of dick: D.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dick in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense penis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bite, paf, pine, queue, teub, vit |
| German | Schwanz, Schlange, Penis, Pimmel, Zumpf, Zumpferl |
| Portuguese | caralho, picha, pica, jeba, verga, pau |
| Spanish | bicho, cipote, huevo, chile ñafle, paloma, picha |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.