Which to use
“dogged” is a verb and “doggie” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,009
- “dogged” frequency rank
- #28,898
- “doggie” frequency rank
- 58907
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dogged | doggie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of dog | Alternative spelling of doggy. |
Letter map: dogged vs doggie
Shared letters muted; letters that set dogged and doggie apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. dogged (CVCCVC) and doggie (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: dogged vs doggie
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dogged is averb and doggieanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58907, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dogged is recorded at frequency rank #30,009, classified as averb, pronounced /dɒɡd/. doggie is at rank #28,898, tagged as anoun.
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 58907, this pair ranks #109,501 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dogged vs doggie
Shared letters: dego. Private to "dogged": -. Private to "doggie": i.
"dogged" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "doggie" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dogged" and "doggie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "dogged" or "doggie" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "dogged" vs "doggie" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dogged" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doggie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,501 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dogged" and "doggie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doggie vs Downie". 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 #109,501 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.