# dots

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #10,200

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of dotty (“shotgun”).

## Easily confused with
- **DS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dots-vs-ds)
- **DT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dots-vs-dt)
- **dow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dots-vs-dow)
- **DPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dots-vs-dps)
- **DTs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dots-vs-dts)
- **dox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dots-vs-dox)
- **down** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dots-vs-down)
- **duty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dots-vs-duty)
- **Doug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dots-vs-doug)
- **dove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dots-vs-dove)
- **dues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dots-vs-dues)
- **dyes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dots-vs-dyes)
- **dubs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dots-vs-dubs)
- **dowd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dots-vs-dowd)
- **duds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dots-vs-duds)
- **doze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dots-vs-doze)
- **dour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dots-vs-dour)
- **drops** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dots-vs-drops)
- **downs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dots-vs-downs)
- **doves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dots-vs-doves)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ddots`, `dotss`, `dotts`, `dtos`, `odts`

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