drop a deuce
"drop-a-deuce" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“drop a deuce” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To release feces into a toilet; to defecate.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | drop a deuce |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “drop a deuce” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for drop a deuce is 12 letters long, classified as a verb. 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: "To release feces into a toilet; to defecate.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for drop a deuce in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From slang use of deuce (“number two”) in reference to feces. The correct English form is drop a deuce, spelled D-R-O-P- -A- -D-E-U-C-E.
Definition
- 1To release feces into a toilet; to defecate.
Etymology
From slang use of deuce (“number two”) in reference to feces.
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 “drop a deuce”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-R-O-P- -A- -D-E-U-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.