docket

Name: docket, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈdɒk.ɪt/

//ˈdɒk.ɪt// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“docket” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,633. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,633
frequency rank, English: 3,470
“D” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings: 9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A summary; a brief digest.

Corpus desk

Index EN-docket · docket · English

docket · rank #29,633 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

FREQ-MID #29,633
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
VAR-MID 9 variants
BOOK-MID 3,470
PHOTO-FINISH docker

Nearest frequency peer: docker (-1 rank slots)

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.

disordered

70,371
docker

70,369
docket

70,368
drifts

70,367
dy

70,366
earphones

70,365

What this shows “docket” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

docket vs docks

67% similar

docket vs donkey

67% similar

docket vs Dorset

50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for docket
Property	Value
Headword	docket
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈdɒk.ɪt/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#29,633
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	9
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “docket”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).docketlands here:

#29,633

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “docker” (#29,632), “drifts” (#29,634), “dy” (#29,635). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “docket” is #29,633. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around docket (IPA /ˈdɒk.ɪt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,633 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for docket, with forms such as "dcoket", "ddocket", and "doccket". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "docks", "donkey", "Dorset", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Uncertain; perhaps a diminutive of dock. The correct English form is docket, spelled D-O-C-K-E-T.

Definition

1
A summary; a brief digest.
2
A short entry of the proceedings of a court; the register containing them; the office containing the register.
3
A schedule of cases awaiting action in a court.
4
An agenda of things to be done.
5
A ticket or label fixed to something, showing its contents or directions to its use.
6
A receipt.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how docket appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

And I think it’s probably fair to say that all of the more recent cases that are on the interim/emergency/whatever-we-want-to-call-it-these-days dockets, so they’re still in progress.

Etymology

Uncertain; perhaps a diminutive of dock.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

dcoket
ddocket
doccket
docekt
dockett
dockket
dockte
dokcet
odcket

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of docket - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "docket"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "docket"?

"docket" is spelled D-O-C-K-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɒk.ɪt/.

What does "docket" mean?

As a noun, "docket" means: A summary; a brief digest.

What words are commonly confused with "docket"?

"docket" is commonly confused with "docks", "donkey", "Dorset". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "docket"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "docket" is /ˈdɒk.ɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "docket"?

Uncertain; perhaps a diminutive of dock. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "docket", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

docker#29,632 drifts#29,634 fascia#29,648 fasten#29,649

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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