# Dottie

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #48,709

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the female given name Dorothy, also spelled Dotty, and sometimes also used as a formal given name.

## Etymology
From Dot + -ie.

## Easily confused with
- **Dougie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dottie-vs-dougie)
- **Downie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dottie-vs-downie)
- **dotted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dotted-vs-dottie)
- **Donnie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donnie-vs-dottie)
- **doggie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doggie-vs-dottie)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ddottie`, `dotie`, `dotite`, `dottei`, `dtotie`, `odttie`

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