paci
/ˈpæ.si/
"paci" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“paci” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Clipping of pacifier.
Corpus desk
Index EN-paci · paci · English
paci · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | paci |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpæ.si/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “paci” in English
Rare enough to double-check
paci is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpæ.si/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Clipping of pacifier.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for paci in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is paci, spelled P-A-C-I.
Definition
- 1Clipping of pacifier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how paci appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jeffrey enjoyed scoping out his hands and holding his paci with the top his hand before pushing it back into his mouth.
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.