dobby
noun
dobby is spelled D-O-B-B-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dobby means “A device in some looms that allows the weaving of small geometric patterns” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dobby is dobbies.
How many letters and syllables are in dobby?
| Letters | 5: D-O-B-B-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,363rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is dobby?
Dobby appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd 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 dobby?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dobby.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dobby
- dobbies plural
- dobbie
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dobby mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A device in some looms that allows the weaving of small geometric patterns.
- 2
The patterns so woven, or the fabric containing the patterns.
- 3
An evil or mischievous fairy or ghost sometimes said to haunt a building or household.
- 4
archaicA dotard.
- 5
The children's game of tag.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dobby come from?
From Dobby. Sense “household ghost” from Dob, variant of Rob.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).