seadog
"seadog" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“seadog” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - A sailor accustomed to the sea.
Corpus desk
Index EN-seadog · seadog · English
seadog · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | seadog |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “seadog” in English
Rare enough to double-check
seadog is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.
seadog doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From sea + dog. The correct English form is seadog, spelled S-E-A-D-O-G.
Definition
- 1A sailor accustomed to the sea.
- 2A pirate.
- 3A seal, especially a harbor seal. (marine mammal)
- 4A charge resembling the talbot but with scales, webbed feet and a broad tail.
- 5Synonym of sea puppy.
- 6A dogfish.
- 7An omen of bad luck.
- 8A white-topped wave in an estuary.
- 9A fogbow, as seen by mariners.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how seadog appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The old seadog knew the storm was coming long before the rest of the crew were aware of it.
The two admiral-ambassadors were themselves two worlds apart. Kirk, now deceased, remained very much a seadog in both speech and mannerism. He was curt and seldom smiled, while Wright, a bit hard of hearing, was always courteous.
Etymology
From sea + dog.
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.