dod
/dɑd/noun, verb
dod is spelled D-O-D: 3 letters. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dod means “sulk, huff” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dod is dods.
How many letters and syllables are in dod?
| Letters | 3: D-O-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,537th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 dod?
Dod appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th 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 dod?
- US /dɑd/
- UK /dɒd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dod.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with dod
Also written: dodd.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with dod?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dod from its last stressed vowel (/ɑd/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: odd.
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 dod
- d.o.d.
- d. o. d.
- dods plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- dodding participle, present
- dodded participle, past
- dodd
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dod mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
sulk, huff
- 2
Irelandlump
- 3
UKA ground signal, such as a shunting disc.
verb
- 1
to cut off, as wool from sheep's tails, or horns from a cattle; to lop or clip off
noun
- 1
Initialism of date of death.
- 2
Initialism of displacement-on-demand (a type of engine that can shut down cylinders when not needed).
- 3
Initialism of drop-on-demand.
- 4
Initialism of definition of done.
- 5
Initialism of department of defence.
- 6
Abbreviation of degree of difficulty
noun
- 1
Initialism of depth of discharge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dod come from?
From Irish dod (“sullenness, anger”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).