doo-doo
/duːdu/
"doo-doo" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“doo-doo” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Excrement.
Corpus desk
Index EN-doo-doo · doo-doo · English
doo-doo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | doo-doo |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /duːdu/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “doo-doo” in English
Rare enough to double-check
doo-doo is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /duːdu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for doo-doo, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Reduplication of doo. The correct English form is doo-doo, spelled D-O-O---D-O-O.
Definition
- 1Excrement.
- 2Difficulty; trouble.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how doo-doo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Like a fly to doo-doo / You need me like a bird needs wings
Child: You're a doo-doo head.
Etymology
Reduplication of doo.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.