# dinghy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɪŋ(ɡ)i/ · frequency rank #35,685

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From Bengali ডিঙি (ḍiṅi), perhaps from Sanskrit द्रोण (droṇa, “wooden trough”).

## Easily confused with
- **dingy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinghy-vs-dingy)
- **dingo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinghy-vs-dingo)
- **dings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinghy-vs-dings)
- **dinky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinghy-vs-dinky)
- **dingle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinghy-vs-dingle)
- **ding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ding-vs-dinghy)
- **Dinah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinah-vs-dinghy)
- **Digby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digby-vs-dinghy)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ddinghy`, `dignhy`, `dingghy`, `dinghhy`, `dinghyy`, `dingyh`, `dinhgy`, `dinnghy`, `dnighy`, `idnghy`

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