How to Pronounce Dogecoin? Here's the Right Way to Say It

Since “Doge” is a word that was practically made up for the purposes of an internet meme, it’s no surprise that there’s a lot of confusion about how to pronounce Dogecoin.

The correct pronunciation of Dogecoin is “dohj coin”, which would be written as ˈdəʊʒkɔɪn using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). You can hear this pronunciation in the video below: 

This pronunciation was confirmed by Dogecoin’s co-creator Jackson Palmer, who said the name was inspired by the animated series Homestar Runner. In one of the episodes, a character spells out D-O-G-E and another character reads it as “dohj” (dəʊʒ). 

Some of the common mispronunciations of Dogecoin include “doggycoin”, “dogcoin”, and “dodgecoin”. Among these, “dodgecoin” is perhaps the most similar to the correct pronunciation. 

Dictionary.com lists three different pronunciations for Dogecoin, namely [dohj koin] , [dohg koin]  and [dog-ee koin]. However, if you want to pronounce it as the creators of Dogecoin intended, you should pronounce it as [dohj koin], or ˈdəʊʒkɔɪn using IPA. 

What is Dogecoin?

Dogecoin is a cryptocurrency created in late 2013 by Jackson Palmer and Billy Markus. Even though Dogecoin was created as a humorous take on cryptocurrencies, it has outlived most other cryptocurrency projects and is currently of the biggest crypto assets by market capitalization. 

In the years following the creation of Dogecoin, Jackson Palmer has distanced himself from cryptocurrency, while Billy Markus is still quite active on his social media profiles and regularly engages with the crypto community.

The market capitalization of Dogecoin, which refers to the total value of all DOGE in circulation, has grown to over $10 billion. At its very peak, the market capitalization of Dogecoin was nearly $90 billion.

Dogecoin saw a big spike in popularity when billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk revealed that DOGE is his favorite cryptocurrency.