doge

1. 1.

   formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa

   Broaderjudge

Other forms of doge

plural

doges·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about doge

What does doge mean?

doge means "formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa".

How many syllables are in doge?

doge has 1 syllable: doge. In IPA it is /ˈdoʊdʒ/.

Is doge a common word?

doge is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.