# ducky

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdʌki/ · frequency rank #42,615

## Definitions
1. Resembling or characteristic of a duck.

## Etymology
From duck + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **duty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ducky-vs-duty)
- **duke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ducky-vs-duke)
- **duct** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ducky-vs-duct)
- **dunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ducky-vs-dunk)
- **duly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ducky-vs-duly)
- **dusk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ducky-vs-dusk)
- **dusty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ducky-vs-dusty)
- **dummy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ducky-vs-dummy)
- **Duffy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ducky-vs-duffy)
- **dusky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ducky-vs-dusky)
- **dunks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ducky-vs-dunks)
- **duc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duc-vs-ducky)
- **dick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dick-vs-ducky)
- **deck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deck-vs-ducky)
- **duck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duck-vs-ducky)
- **dock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dock-vs-ducky)
- **ducks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ducks-vs-ducky)
- **decay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decay-vs-ducky)
- **dicks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicks-vs-ducky)
- **decks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decks-vs-ducky)

## Common misspellings (8)
`dcuky`, `dducky`, `duccky`, `duckky`, `duckyy`, `ducyk`, `dukcy`, `udcky`

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