stodgy
/ˈstɒ.d͡ʒi/
"stodgy" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“stodgy” is uncommon English (frequency #76,363 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,363
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dull, old-fashioned.
Corpus desk
Index EN-stodgy · stodgy · English
stodgy · rank #76,363 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,363
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH stepchild
Nearest frequency peer: stepchild (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “stodgy”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Spitsbergen
Spitsbergen
23,643 corpus weight
- Staci
Staci
23,640 corpus weight
- stepchild
stepchild
23,639 corpus weight
- stodgy
stodgy
23,638 corpus weight
- Strabane
Strabane
23,637 corpus weight
- Stretford
Stretford
23,636 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “stodgy” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stodgy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈstɒ.d͡ʒi/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #76,363 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “stodgy” in English
Rare enough to double-check
stodgy is uncommon English at frequency #76,363 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈstɒ.d͡ʒi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for stodgy in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Unknown, but possibly from stodge (“to stuff”), from stog, or a blend of stuffy + podgy. The correct English form is stodgy, spelled S-T-O-D-G-Y.
Definition
- 1Dull, old-fashioned.
- 2Having a thick, semi-solid consistency; glutinous; heavy on the stomach.
- 3Badly put together.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stodgy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I gave up trying to get that stodgy club to try anything new.
"What's the matter with you?" — "Nothing. I'm sorry to be so damned emotional, but for six months I've been starved for beauty." — "You used to be so matter of fact. It's very interesting to hear you say that." — "Damn it all, I don't want to be interesting," laughed Philip. "Let's go and have a stodgy tea."
Etymology
Unknown, but possibly from stodge (“to stuff”), from stog, or a blend of stuffy + podgy.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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