plodge
/plɒdʒ/
"plodge" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“plodge” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To wade or splash around especially in the sea, or in puddles or mud.
Corpus desk
Index EN-plodge · plodge · English
plodge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | plodge |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /plɒdʒ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “plodge” in English
Rare enough to double-check
plodge is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /plɒdʒ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To wade or splash around especially in the sea, or in puddles or mud.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for plodge, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Compare dialectal English plud (“puddle”), from Middle English pludde (“small pool, puddle”). The correct English form is plodge, spelled P-L-O-D-G-E.
Definition
- 1To wade or splash around especially in the sea, or in puddles or mud.
Etymology
Compare dialectal English plud (“puddle”), from Middle English pludde (“small pool, puddle”).
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.