# Dicky

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɪki/ · frequency rank #40,212

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the male given name Richard.

## Etymology
From Dick + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **DIY** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicky-vs-diy)
- **duck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicky-vs-duck)
- **disk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicky-vs-disk)
- **dock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicky-vs-dock)
- **dirk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicky-vs-dirk)
- **dike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicky-vs-dike)
- **DINK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicky-vs-dink)
- **dirty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicky-vs-dirty)
- **ducks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicky-vs-ducks)
- **docks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicky-vs-docks)
- **dizzy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicky-vs-dizzy)
- **duchy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicky-vs-duchy)
- **diddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicky-vs-diddy)
- **dusky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicky-vs-dusky)
- **dingy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicky-vs-dingy)
- **Digby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicky-vs-digby)
- **dimly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicky-vs-dimly)
- **dorky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicky-vs-dorky)
- **Dinka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicky-vs-dinka)
- **ducky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicky-vs-ducky)

## Common misspellings (8)
`dciky`, `ddicky`, `diccky`, `dickky`, `dickyy`, `dicyk`, `dikcy`, `idcky`

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