Doctorow
"doctorow" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Doctorow” is uncommon English (frequency #91,432 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,432
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.
Corpus desk
Index EN-doctorow · Doctorow · English
Doctorow · rank #91,432 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,432
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH Dobbie
Nearest frequency peer: Dobbie (-2 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.
Long-tail ranks near “Doctorow”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- diskette
diskette
8,575 corpus weight
- dismounting
dismounting
8,574 corpus weight
- Dobbie
Dobbie
8,571 corpus weight
- Doctorow
Doctorow
8,569 corpus weight
- Domhnall
Domhnall
8,566 corpus weight
- doorframe
doorframe
8,564 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Doctorow” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Doctorow |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #91,432 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Doctorow” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Doctorow is uncommon English at frequency #91,432 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Doctorow in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is Doctorow, spelled D-O-C-T-O-R-O-W.
Definition
- 1A surname.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Doctorow appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
What Cory Doctorow memorably termed the gradual “enshittification” of the internet (the degradation of services in pursuit of relentless profit-seeking) is accelerating. Let’s hope Shrimp Jesus performs a miracle soon; we need it.
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.
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