dokkaebi
/doʊˈkeɪbi/noun
dokkaebi is spelled D-O-K-K-A-E-B-I: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dokkaebi means “A creature in Korean mythology, also known as "Korean goblin"” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dokkaebi is dokkaebis.
How many letters and syllables are in dokkaebi?
| Letters | 8: D-O-K-K-A-E-B-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dokkaebi?
Dokkaebi appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 dokkaebi?
- /doʊˈkeɪbi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of dokkaebi
- dokkaebis plural
- tokkaebi
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dokkaebi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A creature in Korean mythology, also known as "Korean goblin"
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dokkaebi come from?
Borrowed from Korean 도깨비 (dokkaebi).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).