# trickery

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹɪ.kə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #31,010

## Definitions
1. Deception, deceit or underhanded behavior.
2. The art of dressing up; imposture, pretense.
3. Artifice; the use of one or more stratagems.

## Etymology
From trick + -ery, first recorded in 1719.

## Easily confused with
- **tricky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trickery-vs-tricky)
- **trucker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trickery-vs-trucker)
- **ticker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ticker-vs-trickery)
- **tracker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tracker-vs-trickery)

## Common misspellings (13)
`rtickery`, `tirckery`, `trcikery`, `tricckery`, `tricekry`, `trickerry`, `trickeryy`, `trickeyr`, `trickkery`, `trickrey`, `trikcery`, `trrickery`, `ttrickery`

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