dutty
/ˈdʌti/noun, adjective
dutty is spelled D-U-T-T-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dutty means “The ground” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dutty is dutties.
How many letters and syllables are in dutty?
| Letters | 5: D-U-T-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dutty?
Dutty appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dutty?
- /ˈdʌti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dutty.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dutty
- duttier comparative
- duttiest superlative
- dutties plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dutty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The ground.
- 2
Alternative form of dhoti.
adjective
- 1
colloquialslangdirty
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dutty come from?
According to one source, from the Twi Akan word dɔteɛ (“ground”). Probably reinforced by the English terms dirt, dirty.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).