# ditty

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɪti/ · frequency rank #48,195

## Definitions
1. A short, simple verse or song.
2. A saying or utterance, especially one that is short and frequently repeated.
3. Ellipsis of ditty bag.

## Etymology
From Middle English dite, ditee, from Old French ditie or dité, from ditier, from Latin dictāre (participle dictatus).

## Easily confused with
- **DIY** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ditty-vs-diy)
- **duty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ditty-vs-duty)
- **dusty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ditty-vs-dusty)
- **dizzy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ditty-vs-dizzy)
- **Dmitry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ditty-vs-dmitry)
- **dit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dit-vs-ditty)
- **diet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diet-vs-ditty)
- **dirt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dirt-vs-ditty)
- **dist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dist-vs-ditty)
- **dint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dint-vs-ditty)
- **dirty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dirty-vs-ditty)
- **diary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diary-vs-ditty)
- **ditch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ditch-vs-ditty)
- **deity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deity-vs-ditty)
- **ditto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ditto-vs-ditty)
- **diddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diddy-vs-ditty)
- **dingy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dingy-vs-ditty)
- **Digby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digby-vs-ditty)
- **dimly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimly-vs-ditty)
- **Dicky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicky-vs-ditty)

## Common misspellings (6)
`dditty`, `dittyy`, `dity`, `dityt`, `dtity`, `idtty`

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