# dodgy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdɒd͡ʒ.i/ · frequency rank #19,067

## Definitions
1. Evasive and shifty.
2. Unsound and unreliable.
3. Dishonest.
4. Risky.
5. Deviant.
6. Uncomfortable and weird.

## Etymology
From dodge (verb) + -y. First used in mid-19th century England.

## Easily confused with
- **dog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodgy-vs-dog)
- **dogs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodgy-vs-dogs)
- **Doug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodgy-vs-doug)
- **dong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodgy-vs-dong)
- **Dogg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodgy-vs-dogg)
- **dory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodgy-vs-dory)
- **doge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodgy-vs-doge)
- **dodo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodgy-vs-dodo)
- **dough** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodgy-vs-dough)
- **dolly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodgy-vs-dolly)
- **doggy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodgy-vs-doggy)
- **Donny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodgy-vs-donny)
- **dowry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodgy-vs-dowry)
- **Dolby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodgy-vs-dolby)
- **doggo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodgy-vs-doggo)
- **dorky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodgy-vs-dorky)
- **dopey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodgy-vs-dopey)
- **downy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodgy-vs-downy)
- **DOD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dod-vs-dodgy)
- **Dodd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodd-vs-dodgy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ddodgy`, `ddogy`, `doddgy`, `dodggy`, `dodgyy`, `dodyg`, `dogdy`, `oddgy`

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