dobber
"dobber" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dobber” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of dauber (“marker pen used for bingo cards”).
Corpus desk
Index EN-dobber · dobber · English
dobber · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dobber |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dobber” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dobber is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 10 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dobber, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is dobber, spelled D-O-B-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of dauber (“marker pen used for bingo cards”).
- 2A member of the working class in Scotland or Ireland who is seen as undereducated, with poor taste, especially in clothes, and poor social skills.
- 3One who dobs (someone) (informs against them or implicates them to authority).
- 4Any small electronic device that plugs directly into a larger one, such as a wireless scoring system in fencing or a USB mass storage device.
- 5A large marble.
- 6A float (as used by an angler).
- 7Spirit, pluck, self-esteem.
- 8A dabchick.
- 9A part of a planter.
- 10A penis, especially a relatively large one.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dobber appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Said she wasn't going but she went still / Likes her gentlemen not to be gentle / Was it a Mecca dobber or a betting pencil?
Nikki is such a dobber, she told the teacher that I hit Karen in the playground.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.