dogged

/dɒɡd/

//dɒɡd// verb

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"dogged" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“dogged” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,009. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,009
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of dog

Corpus desk

Index EN-dogged · dogged · English

dogged · rank #30,009 · 7 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,009
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH doge

Nearest frequency peer: doge (-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 “dogged”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “dogged” 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).

dogged vs doggy
67% similar
dogged vs doped
67% similar
dogged vs doggo
67% similar

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

Key facts for dogged
PropertyValue
Headworddogged
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɒɡd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,009
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “dogged”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).doggedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “doge” (#30,008), “dived” (#30,007), “DRC” (#30,011). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “dogged” is #30,009. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around dogged (IPA /dɒɡd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,009 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of dog".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for dogged, with forms such as "ddogged", "dgoged", and "doged". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "doggy", "doped", "doggo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From the verb to dog. The correct English form is dogged, spelled D-O-G-G-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of dog

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. At night proctors patrolled the street and dogged your steps if you tried to go into any haunt where the presence of vice was suspected.
  2. They will replace the four five-car Class 180 Adelantes [...] that have been dogged by poor reliability.

Etymology

From the verb to dog.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddogged
  • dgoged
  • doged
  • dogegd
  • doggde
  • doggedd
  • odgged

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dogged - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddogged1dgoged2doged1dogegd2doggde2doggedd1odgged2
Edit distance from "dogged"

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 "dogged"?
"dogged" is spelled D-O-G-G-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /dɒɡd/.
What does "dogged" mean?
As a verb, "dogged" means: simple past and past participle of dog
What words are commonly confused with "dogged"?
"dogged" is commonly confused with "doggy", "doped", "doggo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dogged"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dogged" is /dɒɡd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "dogged"?
From the verb to dog. 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 "dogged", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

elated#30,017Denzel#29,999deduce#29,996Declan#29,995

Similar misspelling depth

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

dived7 variantserupt7 variantsdames7 variantsevict7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list