Dobsonian
/dɑbˈsoʊ.ni.ən/noun
Dobsonian is spelled D-O-B-S-O-N-I-A-N: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Dobsonian means “A Dobsonian telescope” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Dobsonian is Dobsonians.
How many letters and syllables are in Dobsonian?
| Letters | 9: D-O-B-S-O-N-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th 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 Dobsonian?
Dobsonian appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 Dobsonian?
- UK /dɒbˈsəʊ.ni.ən/
- US /dɑbˈsoʊ.ni.ən/
Dobsonian has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with Dobsonian?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Dobsonian from its last stressed vowel (/oʊniən/):
- Estonian
- Macedonian
- Caledonian
- Devonian
- draconian
- amazonian
- hamiltonian
- newtonian
- Ionian
- Jeffersonian
- Washingtonian
- jacksonian
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 Dobsonian
- Dobsonians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Dobsonian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Dobsonian telescope.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).