dobbin
/ˈdɑbɪn/noun
dobbin is spelled D-O-B-B-I-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dobbin means “An old jaded horse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dobbin is dobbins.
How many letters and syllables are in dobbin?
| Letters | 6: D-O-B-B-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th 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 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 dobbin?
Dobbin appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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 dobbin?
- UK /ˈdɒbɪn/
- US /ˈdɑbɪn/
Dobbin has 2 syllables (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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dobbin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dobbin?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dobbin from its last stressed vowel (/ɑbɪn/):
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 dobbin
- dobbins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dobbin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An old jaded horse.
- 2
UKSea gravel mixed with sand.
- 3
datedslangSynonym of horse (illegitimate study aid)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dobbin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense old broken-down horse:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | carne |
| German | Schindmähre, Mähre, Klepper |
| Spanish | ruco, matalón |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dobbin come from?
From Dobbin, a common name given to workhorses.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).