doughy

/ˈdəʊˌi/

//ˈdəʊˌi// adj

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"doughy" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“doughy” is uncommon English (frequency #71,464 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,464
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having the characteristics of dough especially in appearance or consistency: as

Corpus desk

Index EN-doughy · doughy · English

doughy · rank #71,464 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,464
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH Douma

Nearest frequency peer: Douma (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “doughy”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “doughy” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for doughy
PropertyValue
Headworddoughy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈdəʊˌi/
Letters6
Frequency rank#71,464
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “doughy” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).doughylands here:

#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. Same rarity band neighbours include “Douma” (#71,465), “Dordogne” (#71,462), “Draghi” (#71,466). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

doughy is uncommon English at frequency #71,464 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈdəʊˌi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for doughy in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From dough + -y. The correct English form is doughy, spelled D-O-U-G-H-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having the characteristics of dough especially in appearance or consistency: as
  2. 2
    Having the characteristics of dough especially in appearance or consistency: as
  3. 3
    Having the characteristics of dough especially in appearance or consistency: as

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sweat bee life begins as an egg laid on or near its doughy pollen mass.

Etymology

From dough + -y.

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 "doughy"?
"doughy" is spelled D-O-U-G-H-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdəʊˌi/.
What does "doughy" mean?
As an adjective, "doughy" means: Having the characteristics of dough especially in appearance or consistency: as
How do you pronounce "doughy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "doughy" is /ˈdəʊˌi/. 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 "doughy"?
From dough + -y. 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 "doughy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Draghi#71,466dunder#71,470Ethier#71,490Deegan#71,436

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list