dictionary form
"dictionary-form" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dictionary form” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The basic form of a word used as a dictionary entry (of any part of speech, but especially of a verb).
Corpus desk
Index EN-dictionary-form · dictionary form · English
dictionary form · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dictionary form |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dictionary form” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dictionary form is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The basic form of a word used as a dictionary entry (of any part of speech, but especially of a verb).".
Zero misspellings are on record for dictionary form in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is dictionary form, spelled D-I-C-T-I-O-N-A-R-Y- -F-O-R-M.
Definition
- 1The basic form of a word used as a dictionary entry (of any part of speech, but especially of a verb).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dictionary form appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The dictionary form of the verb is the infinitive in English, the first-person singular present indicative in Ancient Greek, and the third-person masculine singular perfect in Semitic languages.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.