dog-ear
/ˈdɒɡɪə/
"dog-ear" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dog-ear” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The folded corner of the page of a book or other publication, either due to having been read many times or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.
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Index EN-dog-ear · dog-ear · English
dog-ear · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dog-ear |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɒɡɪə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dog-ear” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dog-ear is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdɒɡɪə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The folded corner of the page of a book or other publication, either due to having been read many times or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dog-ear, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: The noun is a variant of dog's-ear, from dog + -’s + ear, due to the similarity of their appearance to the folded ears of certain dogs. The verb is either: * directly from dog + ear; * a back-formation from dog-eared; or * a variant of dog's-ear (verb). The correct English form is dog-ear, spelled D-O-G---E-A-R.
Definition
- 1The folded corner of the page of a book or other publication, either due to having been read many times or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.
Etymology
The noun is a variant of dog's-ear, from dog + -’s + ear, due to the similarity of their appearance to the folded ears of certain dogs. The verb is either: * directly from dog + ear; * a back-formation from dog-eared; or * a variant of dog's-ear (verb).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.