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doggy

/ˈdɔ.ɡi/noun, adjective, adverb

doggy is spelled D-O-G-G-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “doggie vs doggy” about 110 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, doggy means “A dog, especially a small one” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of doggy is doggies.

How many letters and syllables are in doggy?

Letters5: D-O-G-G-Y
Syllables2 (from its American pronunciation)
In writing2.1 times per million words; the 18,811th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone measured in search
Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).

How common is doggy?

Doggy appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th 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 doggy?

  • UK /ˈdɒ.ɡi/
  • US /ˈdɔ.ɡi/
  • US /ˈdɑɡ.i/

Doggy 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)-Vealhurl-doggy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Words people confuse with doggy

Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).

doggie vs doggy110 G

Also written: doggie.

Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).

Forms of doggy

  • doggies plural
  • doggie
  • doggier comparative
  • doggiest superlative

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does doggy mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

noun

  1. 1

    A dog, especially a small one.

    That's such a cute little doggy, Keira!

  2. 2

    UKinformalA junior temporarily assigned to do minor duties for a senior; a gofer.

  3. 3

    Synonym of corporal.

  4. 4

    Ellipsis of doggy style.

    Her favourite position is doggy.

adjective

  1. 1

    slangDoggy style.

  2. 2

    informalSuggestive of or in the manner of a dog.

  3. 3

    informalFond of dogs.

adverb

  1. 1

    slangDoggy style.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Doggy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

LanguageWords
Frenchtoutou, chienchien (a dog, especially a small one)
GermanHündchen, Hundchen, Zamperl, Hündlein (a dog, especially a small one), Hunde- (suggestive of or in the manner of a dog)
Portuguesecachorrinho, totó, au au (a dog, especially a small one)
Spanishperrito (a dog, especially a small one)

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 doggy come from?

From dog + -y (diminutive suffix).

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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