Dorothy
/ˈdɒɹ.ə.θi/
"dorothy" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Dorothy” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,878. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,878
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dorothy · Dorothy · English
Dorothy · rank #9,878 · 11 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-COMMON #9,878
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH dom
Nearest frequency peer: dom (-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 “Dorothy”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- development…
developmental
90,127 corpus weight
- disco
disco
90,126 corpus weight
- distraction
distraction
90,125 corpus weight
- dom
dom
90,124 corpus weight
- Dorothy
Dorothy
90,123 corpus weight
- drawer
drawer
90,121 corpus weight
What this shows “Dorothy” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dorothy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɒɹ.ə.θi/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #9,878 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Dorothy”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Dorothy (IPA /ˈdɒɹ.ə.θi/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #9,878 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A female given name from Ancient Greek.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dorothy, with forms such as "ddorothy", "doorthy", and "dorohty". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Dorothea", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: The English form of Latin Dorothea, the name of a legendary saint, from Ancient Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa), from δῶρον (dôron, “gift”) + θεός (theós, “god”). The correct English form is Dorothy, spelled D-O-R-O-T-H-Y.
Definition
- 1A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dorothy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Piſt[ol]. Then, to you miſtris Dorothy, I will charge you. / Doro[thy]. Charge me? I ſcorne you, ſcuruy companion: […]
"My name is Dorothy," said the girl, "and I am going to the Emerald City, to ask the great Oz to send me back to Kansas."
Etymology
The English form of Latin Dorothea, the name of a legendary saint, from Ancient Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa), from δῶρον (dôron, “gift”) + θεός (theós, “god”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddorothy
- doorthy
- dorohty
- dorothhy
- dorothyy
- dorotthy
- dorotyh
- dorrothy
- dortohy
- droothy
- odrothy
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dorothy - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dorothy", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).