rag dolls

\ɹæɡ dɒlz\

/\ɹæɡ dɒlz\/ noun

The verdict

“rag dolls” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de rag doll.

Key facts for rag dolls
PropertyValue
Headwordrag dolls
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɹæɡ dɒlz\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rag dolls” sits in French frequency

rag dolls falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for rag dolls is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɹæɡ dɒlz\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pluriel de rag doll.".

No misspelling variants are generated for rag dolls in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is rag dolls, spelled R-A-G- -D-O-L-L-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de rag doll.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rag dolls"?
"rag dolls" is spelled R-A-G- -D-O-L-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɹæɡ dɒlz\.
What does "rag dolls" mean?
As a noun, "rag dolls" means: Pluriel de rag doll.
How do you pronounce "rag dolls"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rag dolls" is \ɹæɡ dɒlz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rag dolls" come from?
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Using “rag dolls”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-A-G- -D-O-L-L-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɹæɡ dɒlz\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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