# dotted

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈdɑtɪd/ · frequency rank #16,895

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of dot

## Etymology
From dot + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **downed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dotted-vs-downed)
- **dusted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dotted-vs-dusted)
- **Dottie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dotted-vs-dottie)
- **doubted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dotted-vs-doubted)
- **dated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dated-vs-dotted)
- **doped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doped-vs-dotted)
- **domed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/domed-vs-dotted)
- **doomed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doomed-vs-dotted)
- **dogged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dogged-vs-dotted)
- **dented** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dented-vs-dotted)
- **darted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darted-vs-dotted)
- **donated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donated-vs-dotted)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ddotted`, `doted`, `dotetd`, `dottde`, `dottedd`, `dtoted`, `odtted`

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