ragdoll

noun

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"ragdoll" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ragdoll” is uncommon English (frequency #74,428 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,428
frequency rank, English
21,470
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A modern American breed of domestic cat with a longhair colourpoint coat that relaxes completely when picked up.

Key facts for ragdoll
PropertyValue
Headwordragdoll
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#74,428
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ragdoll” 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). ragdoll lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ragdoll is uncommon English at frequency #74,428 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ragdoll, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From rag doll. The correct English form is ragdoll, spelled R-A-G-D-O-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A modern American breed of domestic cat with a longhair colourpoint coat that relaxes completely when picked up.
  2. 2
    A model consisting of a set of connected rigid bodies that can collapse in a loose, natural manner.
  3. 3
    Alternative form of rag doll (“doll made from cloth”).

Etymology

From rag doll.

This word in other languages

ragdoll(Français)

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 "ragdoll"?
"ragdoll" is spelled R-A-G-D-O-L-L.
What does "ragdoll" mean?
As a noun, "ragdoll" means: A modern American breed of domestic cat with a longhair colourpoint coat that relaxes completely when picked up.
What is the origin of the word "ragdoll"?
From rag doll. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “ragdoll”

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

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

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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