# dodo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdəʊdəʊ/ · frequency rank #33,624

## Definitions
1. A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
2. A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt.
3. A hole in one.

## Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps from obsolete Portuguese doudo (“fool, simpleton, silly, stupid”) or Dutch dodaars. First attested in the 17th century.

## Easily confused with
- **dog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodo-vs-dog)
- **don** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodo-vs-don)
- **DVD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodo-vs-dvd)
- **duo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodo-vs-duo)
- **dot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodo-vs-dot)
- **doe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodo-vs-doe)
- **dom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodo-vs-dom)
- **DOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodo-vs-dos)
- **dow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodo-vs-dow)
- **doo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodo-vs-doo)
- **DOJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodo-vs-doj)
- **DOI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodo-vs-doi)
- **dud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodo-vs-dud)
- **doh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodo-vs-doh)
- **dol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodo-vs-dol)
- **dor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodo-vs-dor)
- **dox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodo-vs-dox)
- **down** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodo-vs-down)
- **does** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodo-vs-does)
- **done** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodo-vs-done)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ddodo`, `ddoo`, `doddo`, `dood`, `oddo`

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