dodger

\ˈdɒdʒ.əʳ\

/\ˈdɒdʒ.əʳ\/ noun

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The verdict

“dodger” is uncommon French (frequency #92,633 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,633
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui qui esquive, qui trompe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dodger · dodger · French

dodger · rank #92,633 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,633
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH distribua

Nearest frequency peer: distribua (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « dodger »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « dodger » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dodger
PropertyValue
Headworddodger
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈdɒdʒ.əʳ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#92,633
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dodger » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.dodgertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « distribua » (#92,632), « domicilier » (#92,634), « dissipées » (#92,631). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « dodger » est au #92,633. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dodger is uncommon French at frequency #92,633 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈdɒdʒ.əʳ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Celui qui esquive, qui trompe.".

No misspelling variants are generated for dodger in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is dodger, spelled D-O-D-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui qui esquive, qui trompe.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dodger"?
"dodger" is spelled D-O-D-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈdɒdʒ.əʳ\.
What does "dodger" mean?
As a noun, "dodger" means: Celui qui esquive, qui trompe.
How do you pronounce "dodger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dodger" is \ˈdɒdʒ.əʳ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dodger" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dodger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

deputy#92,617Dakhla#92,613cumbia#92,600Cotten#92,590

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list