dick

[dɪk]

/[dɪk]/ adj

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The verdict

“dick” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,364. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,364
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grueso, voluminoso, corpulento, abultado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dick · dick · Spanish

dick · rank #12,364 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,364
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH dinámico

Nearest frequency peer: dinámico (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “dick”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “dick” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dick vs dio
50% similar
dick vs doc
50% similar
dick vs die
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dick
PropertyValue
Headworddick
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[dɪk]
Letters4
Frequency rank#12,364
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “dick”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.dickcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “dinámico” (#12,365), “dialecto” (#12,362), “dirigiendo” (#12,366). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dick” va en #12,364. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around dick (IPA [dɪk]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,364 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for dick, with forms such as "dcik", "ddick", and "dicck". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dio", "doc", "die", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is dick, spelled D-I-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grueso, voluminoso, corpulento, abultado.
  2. 2
    Grueso, voluminoso, corpulento, abultado.
  3. 3
    Que tiene cierto grosor (entre dos puntos, acompañado de medidas).
  4. 4
    Que tiene cierto grosor (entre dos puntos, acompañado de medidas).
  5. 5
    Hinchado.
  6. 6
    Dícese de líquidos: denso, espeso.
  7. 7
    Denso, impenetrable.
  8. 8
    Transferido, dícese de relaciones, amistades: íntimo, estrecho, familiar.
  9. 9
    Muy.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how dick appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Fußbodenfliesen sind 2 cm dick.
  2. Die dicke Wolldecke wird ihn vor der Kälte schützen.

Synonyms

massigumfangreichfettbeleibtgeschwollenangeschwollenzähzähflüssigdickflüssig

Antonyms

dünndünn

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dcik
  • ddick
  • dicck
  • dickk
  • dikc
  • idck

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dick - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

dcik2ddick1dicck1dickk1dikc2idck2
Edit distance from "dick"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dick"?
"dick" is spelled D-I-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪk].
What does "dick" mean?
As an adjective, "dick" means: Grueso, voluminoso, corpulento, abultado.
What words are commonly confused with "dick"?
"dick" is commonly confused with "dio", "doc", "die". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dick"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dick" is [dɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dick" come from?
"dick" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dick", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

clip#12,333homo#12,395jung#12,411arca#12,304

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Elías6 variantscogió6 variantschorro6 variantsicono6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list