dob
/dɑb/verb, noun
dob is spelled D-O-B: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, dob means “To report a person to someone in authority for a wrongdoing. (For transitive forms see dob in, dob on.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dob?
| Letters | 3: D-O-B |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 dob?
Dob appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th 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 dob?
- US /dɑb/
- UK /dɒb/
Dob has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: EN-AU_ck1_dob.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dob?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dob from its last stressed vowel (/ɑb/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: bod.
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 dob
- dobs present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- dobbing participle, present
- dobbed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dob mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
AustraliaslangTo report a person to someone in authority for a wrongdoing. (For transitive forms see dob in, dob on.)
- 2
slangTo play truant.
- 3
In the scouting movement, to chant dob to indicate that one will do one's best to follow the scouting laws.
noun
- 1
A small amount of something, especially paste.
Put a dob of butter on the potato, please.
- 2
Initialism of date of birth.
noun
- 1
Initialism of date of birth.
- 2
Initialism of degree of bending.
noun
- 1
Initialism of date of birth.
- 2
Initialism of degree of bending.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dob come from?
Uncertain. Possibly from Middle English dobben.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).