dirty joke
"dirty-joke" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dirty joke” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A joke with a morally objectionable or obscene punchline.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dirty joke |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dirty joke” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for dirty joke is 10 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A joke with a morally objectionable or obscene punchline.".
No misspelling variants are generated for dirty joke in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is dirty joke, spelled D-I-R-T-Y- -J-O-K-E.
Definition
- 1A joke with a morally objectionable or obscene punchline.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “dirty joke”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-I-R-T-Y- -J-O-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.