# Dodds

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #41,090

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A place in the United States:
3. A place in the United States:
4. A place in the United States:
5. A place in the United States:

## Etymology
From Dodd + -s (“patronymic suffix”). From Middle English Dodd.

## Easily confused with
- **DOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodds-vs-dos)
- **does** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodds-vs-does)
- **dogs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodds-vs-dogs)
- **dots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodds-vs-dots)
- **Dons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodds-vs-dons)
- **dowd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodds-vs-dowd)
- **dodo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodds-vs-dodo)
- **duds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodds-vs-duds)
- **doors** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodds-vs-doors)
- **dudes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodds-vs-dudes)
- **dodge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodds-vs-dodge)
- **downs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodds-vs-downs)
- **dog's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodds-vs-dog-s)
- **Doris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodds-vs-doris)
- **dodgy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodds-vs-dodgy)
- **doves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodds-vs-doves)
- **droids** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodds-vs-droids)
- **DOD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dod-vs-dodds)
- **DDD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ddd-vs-dodds)
- **dads** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dads-vs-dodds)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ddodds`, `ddods`, `doddss`, `dodsd`, `oddds`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dodds