dosh

/dɒʃ/

//dɒʃ// noun

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

The verdict

“dosh” is uncommon English (frequency #64,329 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,329
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Money.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dosh · dosh · English

dosh · rank #64,329 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,329
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH dopaminergic

Nearest frequency peer: dopaminergic (-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 “dosh”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dosh
PropertyValue
Headworddosh
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɒʃ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#64,329
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “dosh” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).doshfalls 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: “dopaminergic” (#64,328), “downlink” (#64,330), “domine” (#64,325). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “dosh” is #64,329. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dosh is uncommon English at frequency #64,329 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɒʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Money.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dosh, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Unknown. Possibly a combination of dough and cash. The correct English form is dosh, spelled D-O-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Money.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how dosh appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I'd like to buy a new car, but I'm short on dosh.
  2. So all that remains is for me to sell this to Eve for as much extra dosh as I can guilt-trip out of her.

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly a combination of dough and cash.

Synonyms

breaddoughmoolamoolahwonga

This word in other languages

pasta(Español)fric(Français)Zaster(Deutsch)

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 "dosh"?
"dosh" is spelled D-O-S-H. The IPA pronunciation is /dɒʃ/.
What does "dosh" mean?
As a noun, "dosh" means: Money.
How do you pronounce "dosh"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dosh" is /dɒʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "dosh"?
Unknown. Possibly a combination of dough and cash. 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 "dosh", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

dama#64,300cued#64,296evac#64,362Crum#64,295

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list