Which to use
“Dodds” is a name and “dodgy” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,090
- “Dodds” frequency rank
- #19,067
- “dodgy” frequency rank
- 60157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dodds | dodgy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname originating as a patronymic. | Evasive and shifty. |
Letter map: Dodds vs dodgy
Shared letters muted; letters that set Dodds and dodgy apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Dodds (CVCCC) and dodgy (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for Dodds / dodgy
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Dodds is aname and dodgyanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60157, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dodds is recorded at frequency rank #41,090, classified as aname. dodgy is at rank #19,067, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈdɒd͡ʒ.i/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 60157, this pair ranks #101,869 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Dodds vs dodgy
Shared letters: do. Private to "Dodds": s. Private to "dodgy": gy.
"Dodds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "dodgy" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Dodds" for "dodgy" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Dodds" vs "dodgy" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "Dodds" vs "dodgy" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dodds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dodgy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,869 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dodds" and "dodgy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DDD vs Dodds". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #101,869 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.