dickies

/ˈdɪkiz/

//ˈdɪkiz// noun

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"dickies" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“dickies” is an uncommon English word, ranked #90,362 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#90,362
frequency rank, English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of dickie

Key facts for dickies
PropertyValue
Headworddickies
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdɪkiz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#90,362
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dickies” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dickies lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for dickies is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈdɪkiz/. Corpus data places it at rank #90,362 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dickies, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is dickies, spelled D-I-C-K-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of dickie
  2. 2
    plural of dicky

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dickies"?
"dickies" is spelled D-I-C-K-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɪkiz/.
What does "dickies" mean?
As a noun, "dickies" means: plural of dickie
How do you pronounce "dickies"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dickies" is /ˈdɪkiz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dickies" come from?
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Using “dickies”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is D-I-C-K-I-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈdɪkiz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list