dog's

noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

"dog-s" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“dog's” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,759. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,759
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - shortened form of dog's bollocks.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dog-s · dog's · English

dog's · rank #12,759 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,759
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH disturbance

Nearest frequency peer: disturbance (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “dog's”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “dog's” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dog's vs DOS
0% similar
dog's vs dogs
80% similar
dog's vs dots
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dog's
PropertyValue
Headworddog's
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,759
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “dog's”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).dog'slands here:

#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. Same rarity band neighbours include “disturbance” (#12,758), “Dominic” (#12,760), “dissolution” (#12,757). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “dog's” is #12,759. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around dog's, anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,759 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "shortened form of dog's bollocks.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for dog's, with forms such as "ddog's", "dgo's", and "do'gs". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "DOS", "dogs", "dots", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is dog's, spelled D-O-G-'-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    shortened form of dog's bollocks.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how dog's appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. This room is the dog's.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddog's
  • dgo's
  • do'gs
  • dog'ss
  • dogg's
  • dogs'
  • odg's

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dog's - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddog's1dgo's2do'gs2dog'ss1dogg's1dogs'2odg's2
Edit distance from "dog's"

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 "dog's"?
"dog's" is spelled D-O-G-'-S.
What does "dog's" mean?
As a noun, "dog's" means: shortened form of dog's bollocks.
What words are commonly confused with "dog's"?
"dog's" is commonly confused with "DOS", "dogs", "dots". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "dog's" come from?
"dog's" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

decks#12,752Dante#12,749crank#12,747fares#12,774

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

cites7 variantscaller7 variantshymn7 variantsarises7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list