# dill

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪl/ · frequency rank #25,033

## Definitions
1. Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
2. A cucumber pickled with dill flavoring.

## Etymology
From Middle English dile, from Old English dile (“dill, anise”); from Proto-Germanic *deliz, of uncertain, probably non-Indo-European origin, possibly a west European substrate.
Cognate with Old Saxon dilli, Dutch dille, Swedish dill, German Dill.

## Easily confused with
- **DL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dill-vs-dl)
- **dip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dill-vs-dip)
- **DIY** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dill-vs-diy)
- **dis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dill-vs-dis)
- **dim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dill-vs-dim)
- **DIN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dill-vs-din)
- **DLC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dill-vs-dlc)
- **div** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dill-vs-div)
- **Dix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dill-vs-dix)
- **dol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dill-vs-dol)
- **dit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dill-vs-dit)
- **DSL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dill-vs-dsl)
- **dual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dill-vs-dual)
- **dirt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dill-vs-dirt)
- **dish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dill-vs-dish)
- **disc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dill-vs-disc)
- **dive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dill-vs-dive)
- **doll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dill-vs-doll)
- **disk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dill-vs-disk)
- **dull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dill-vs-dull)

## Common misspellings (4)
`ddill`, `dil`, `dlil`, `idll`

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