dinghy
/ˈdɪŋ.(ɡ)i/noun, verb
dinghy is spelled D-I-N-G-H-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dinghy means “A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dinghy is dinghies.
How many letters and syllables are in dinghy?
| Letters | 6: D-I-N-G-H-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,748th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dinghy?
Dinghy appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dinghy?
- US /ˈdɪŋ.(ɡ)i/
- Australia /ˈdɪŋ.ɡi/
Dinghy has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dinghy.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dinghy2.wav, En-us-dinghy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dinghy?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dinghy from its last stressed vowel (/ɪŋi/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dinghy
- dinghies plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- dinghying participle, present
- dinghied participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dinghy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.
- 2
A sailing dinghy.
- 3
An inflatable rubber life raft.
verb
- 1
To travel by dinghy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dinghy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | youyou, petit canoe, dinghy |
| German | Dingi, Jolle , Schlauchboot, Floßsack, Gummiboot |
| Portuguese | bote , bote inflável |
| Spanish | lancha, bote de remo, dingui, patera, batel , balsa de caucho |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dinghy come from?
From Bengali ডিঙি (ḍiṅi), perhaps from Sanskrit द्रोण (droṇa, “wooden trough”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).