pricy
"pricy" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pricy” is uncommon English (frequency #73,553 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,553
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of pricey.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pricy · pricy · English
pricy · rank #73,553 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,553
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH Praha
Nearest frequency peer: Praha (-4 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “pricy”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- polygamist
polygamist
26,459 corpus weight
- Praha
Praha
26,452 corpus weight
- pricy
pricy
26,448 corpus weight
- pursuance
pursuance
26,443 corpus weight
- quarrelsome
quarrelsome
26,440 corpus weight
- Quintanilla
Quintanilla
26,438 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “pricy” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pricy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #73,553 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “pricy” in English
Rare enough to double-check
pricy is uncommon English at frequency #73,553 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of pricey.".
pricy has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From price + -y. The correct English form is pricy, spelled P-R-I-C-Y.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of pricey.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pricy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
At $60,000 it was pricy, the high end of our range. But it would give us the best of both worlds.
I’ve chosen some pasta dishes that are delicious with or without the addition of Parmesan cheese, which can be pricy.
Etymology
From price + -y.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).