bodge
/bɑdʒ/verb, noun, adjective
bodge is spelled B-O-D-G-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, bodge means “To do a clumsy or inelegant job, usually as a temporary repair; mend, patch up, repair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bodge?
| Letters | 5: B-O-D-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is bodge?
Bodge appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bodge?
- UK /bɒdʒ/
- US /bɑdʒ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-bodge.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with bodge?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as bodge from its last stressed vowel (/ɑdʒ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of bodge
- bodges present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- bodging participle, present
- bodged participle, past
- more bodge comparative
- most bodge superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bodge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
IrelandUKTo do a clumsy or inelegant job, usually as a temporary repair; mend, patch up, repair.
- 2
To work green wood using traditional country methods; to perform the craft of a bodger.
noun
- 1
A clumsy or inelegant job, usually a temporary repair; a patch, a repair.
- 2
The water in which a smith would quench items heated in a forge.
- 3
A four-wheeled handcart used for transporting goods. Also, a homemade go-cart.
adjective
- 1
slangInsane, off the rails.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bodge come from?
Inherited from Middle English bocchen (“to mend, patch up, repair”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Middle Dutch botsen, butsen, boetsen (“to repair, patch”) (Dutch botsen (“to strike, beat, knock together”)), related to Old High German bōzan (“to beat”), See beat; or perhaps from Old English bōtettan (“to improve, repair”), Old English bōtian (“to get better”). Compare botch. More at boot. Perhaps from boggle. Perhaps from botch (“patch, or a measurement of capacity equivalent to half a peck”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).