docu
/ˈdɒkjuː/
"docu" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“docu” is uncommon English (frequency #50,475 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,475
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Clipping of documentary.
Corpus desk
Index EN-docu · docu · English
docu · rank #50,475 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,475
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH divi
Nearest frequency peer: divi (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “docu”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- dissapointed
dissapointed
49,530 corpus weight
- divi
divi
49,527 corpus weight
- docu
docu
49,526 corpus weight
- Dovey
Dovey
49,524 corpus weight
- draftsman
draftsman
49,522 corpus weight
- Drinkwater
Drinkwater
49,520 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “docu” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | docu |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɒkjuː/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #50,475 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “docu” in English
Rare enough to double-check
docu is uncommon English at frequency #50,475 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdɒkjuː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Clipping of documentary.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for docu in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is docu, spelled D-O-C-U.
Definition
- 1Clipping of documentary.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how docu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Yesterday I saw a docu about a dingo that carried off this couple's baby while they were having a picnic.
[…] the docu centers on the latter’s [a courageous female adolescent] creation of a Gay-Straight Alliance in a Utah high school that became a hot political issue in 1996.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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