dof

adj

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"dof" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“dof” is uncommon English (frequency #56,076 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,076
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stupid; thick.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dof · dof · English

dof · rank #56,076 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,076
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH DNF

Nearest frequency peer: DNF (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “dof”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “dof” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dof
PropertyValue
Headworddof
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters3
Frequency rank#56,076
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “dof” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).doffalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “DNF” (#56,075), “dono” (#56,077), “dop” (#56,078). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “dof” is #56,076. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dof is uncommon English at frequency #56,076 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stupid; thick.".

dof has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Afrikaans dof. Doublet of daff, deaf, and dowf. The correct English form is dof, spelled D-O-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stupid; thick.

Etymology

From Afrikaans dof. Doublet of daff, deaf, and dowf.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dof"?
"dof" is spelled D-O-F.
What does "dof" mean?
As an adjective, "dof" means: Stupid; thick.
What is the origin of the word "dof"?
From Afrikaans dof. Doublet of daff, deaf, and dowf. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dof", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

DNF#56,075dop#56,078Huo#56,188Lak#56,237

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list