dickwad
"dickwad" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dickwad” is uncommon English (frequency #99,179 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,179
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A contemptible person; a fool.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dickwad · dickwad · English
dickwad · rank #99,179 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,179
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH diatomic
Nearest frequency peer: diatomic (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “dickwad”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- destructible
destructible
826 corpus weight
- diatomic
diatomic
823 corpus weight
- dickwad
dickwad
822 corpus weight
- dilator
dilator
821 corpus weight
- diplomate
diplomate
819 corpus weight
- disapprovin…
disapprovingly
818 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “dickwad” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dickwad |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #99,179 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dickwad” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dickwad is uncommon English at frequency #99,179 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A contemptible person; a fool.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dickwad, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dick + -wad. The correct English form is dickwad, spelled D-I-C-K-W-A-D.
Definition
- 1A contemptible person; a fool.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dickwad appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I get dickwad in there wantin' to play wheel of fortune so I can find out their supplier!
"Yeah? Who's gonna stop me, dickwad?"
Etymology
From dick + -wad.
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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