dort

noun

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"dort" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“dort” is uncommon English (frequency #69,008 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,008
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A sulky or sullen mood; the sulks.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dort · dort · English

dort · rank #69,008 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,008
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH doot

Nearest frequency peer: doot (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “dort”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “dort” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dort
PropertyValue
Headworddort
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#69,008
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “dort” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).dortfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “doot” (#69,007), “DPC” (#69,009), “Donbas” (#69,006). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “dort” is #69,008. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dort is uncommon English at frequency #69,008 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A sulky or sullen mood; the sulks.".

dort doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English dort (found in compound cankerdort), of unknown origin. The correct English form is dort, spelled D-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A sulky or sullen mood; the sulks.

Etymology

From Middle English dort (found in compound cankerdort), of unknown origin.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dort"?
"dort" is spelled D-O-R-T.
What does "dort" mean?
As a noun, "dort" means: A sulky or sullen mood; the sulks.
What is the origin of the word "dort"?
From Middle English dort (found in compound cankerdort), of unknown origin. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dort", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

doot#69,007Diez#68,995Edom#69,021Daws#68,984

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list