dogfight
[ˈdɔɡ.fʌɪt]noun, verb
dogfight is spelled D-O-G-F-I-G-H-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dogfight means “A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft, especially between fighters” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dogfight is dogfights.
How many letters and syllables are in dogfight?
| Letters | 8: D-O-G-F-I-G-H-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dogfight?
Dogfight appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dogfight?
- UK /ˈdɒɡ.faɪt/
- US [ˈdɔɡ.fʌɪt]
- [ˈdɑɡ.fʌɪt]
Dogfight has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-dogfight.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with dogfight
Also written: dog-fight (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of dogfight
- dogfights plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- dogfighting participle, present
- dogfought participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dogfight mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft, especially between fighters.
The two bi-planes swirled around each other like angry wasps in a violent dogfight.
- 2
A fight between dogs, especially as part of the blood sport of dogfighting.
verb
- 1
To engage in a battle between fighter planes.
Missiles exhausted, the pilot was forced to close and dogfight with his opponent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dogfight in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | combat de chiens , combat aérien |
| German | Hundekampf , Luftkampf |
| Spanish | pelea de perros |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dogfight come from?
From dog + fight.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).