fare dodger

noun

"fare-dodger" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“fare dodger” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person who deliberately avoids payment for public transport.

Key facts for fare dodger
PropertyValue
Headwordfare dodger
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fare dodger” sits in English frequency

fare dodger falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fare dodger is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person who deliberately avoids payment for public transport.".

fare dodger has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is fare dodger, spelled F-A-R-E- -D-O-D-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who deliberately avoids payment for public transport.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fare dodger"?
"fare dodger" is spelled F-A-R-E- -D-O-D-G-E-R.
What does "fare dodger" mean?
As a noun, "fare dodger" means: A person who deliberately avoids payment for public transport.
What language does "fare dodger" come from?
"fare dodger" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “fare dodger”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is F-A-R-E- -D-O-D-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list