dotage
/ˈdoʊtɪd͡ʒ/noun
dotage is spelled D-O-T-A-G-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dotage means “Decline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with aging; senility” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dotage is dotages.
How many letters and syllables are in dotage?
| Letters | 6: D-O-T-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dotage?
Dotage appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dotage?
- US /ˈdoʊtɪd͡ʒ/
- UK /ˈdəʊtɪdʒ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dotage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dotage?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as dotage (/oʊtɪdʒ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: goated.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dotage
- dotages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dotage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Decline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with aging; senility.
- 2
Fondness or attentiveness, especially to an excessive degree.
- 3
Foolish utterance(s); drivel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dotage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense senility:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | débilité sénile, sénilité |
| German | Senilität, Altersschwäche |
| Spanish | senilidad, chochez |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dotage come from?
From Middle English dotage, from doten (“to dote”) + -age; equivalent to dote + -age.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).