dodgem
/ˈdɒd͡ʒ.əm/noun
dodgem is spelled D-O-D-G-E-M: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dodgem means “A bumper car in an amusement park” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dodgem is dodgems.
How many letters and syllables are in dodgem?
| Letters | 6: D-O-D-G-E-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is dodgem?
Dodgem appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 dodgem?
- UK /ˈdɒd͡ʒ.əm/
Dodgem has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of dodgem
- dodgems plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dodgem mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IrelandUKA bumper car in an amusement park.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dodgem come from?
From dodge 'em (“them”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).