doglike
adjective, adverb
doglike is spelled D-O-G-L-I-K-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, doglike means “Similar to that of a dog; canine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in doglike?
| Letters | 7: D-O-G-L-I-K-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is doglike?
Doglike appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 doglike?
Doglike 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).
What rhymes with doglike?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as doglike.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: godlike.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of doglike
- more doglike comparative
- most doglike superlative
- dog-like
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does doglike mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Similar to that of a dog; canine.
doglike nose
- 2
rareBefitting a dog.
doglike treatment
adverb
- 1
In a doglike way.
- 2
rareAs one would act toward a dog
She treated me doglike.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Doglike in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Similar to, or of, dogs:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | canino |
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 doglike come from?
From dog + -like.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).