# dory

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɔːɹi/ · frequency rank #25,360

## Definitions
1. A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.

## Etymology
Attested in American English from 1709 C.E.; possibly derived from an indigenous language of the West Indies or Central America, perhaps Miskito.

## Easily confused with
- **Dr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dory-vs-dr)
- **dy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dory-vs-dy)
- **dry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dory-vs-dry)
- **dot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dory-vs-dot)
- **DOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dory-vs-dos)
- **dow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dory-vs-dow)
- **Dre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dory-vs-dre)
- **DRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dory-vs-drc)
- **DRM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dory-vs-drm)
- **dur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dory-vs-dur)
- **DRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dory-vs-dri)
- **Dru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dory-vs-dru)
- **dox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dory-vs-dox)
- **down** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dory-vs-down)
- **duty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dory-vs-duty)
- **dose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dory-vs-dose)
- **Doug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dory-vs-doug)
- **dots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dory-vs-dots)
- **dove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dory-vs-dove)
- **duly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dory-vs-duly)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ddory`, `dorry`, `doryy`, `doyr`, `droy`, `odry`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dory