odd duck
"odd-duck" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“odd duck” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An unusual person, especially one with an idiosyncratic personality or peculiar behavioral characteristics.
Corpus desk
Index EN-odd-duck · odd duck · English
odd duck · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | odd duck |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “odd duck” in English
Rare enough to double-check
odd duck is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An unusual person, especially one with an idiosyncratic personality or peculiar behavioral characteristics.".
odd duck doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is odd duck, spelled O-D-D- -D-U-C-K.
Definition
- 1An unusual person, especially one with an idiosyncratic personality or peculiar behavioral characteristics.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how odd duck appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This lad Kelley is an odd duck in many ways. . . . Unlike most college youngsters, he has no hobbies.
If you are a married woman over 45 and are thinking of taking a plunge into the job market bear in mind that you won't be an odd duck in the employment pool.
Synonyms
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.