(c) 2006 Joy Hughes goddessjoy@gmail.com http://www.soundawakening.com Joy's CD's at http://www.cdbaby.com/JoyHughes In 2006, I decided to see what the most common spellings are for that long stick that makes the booming/buzzy sound. To see how many of these spellings are actually didj-related, I also checked for combinations like "didgeridoo player". I searched on Google Australia to find which spellings are most common on that continent. Now, when I google myself, it turns out this is what I'm most famous for! It would be interesting to do this project again and see which spellings are gaining in popularity over time. Of course, the existence of this document will increase the count! super huggers, Joy -------------------------------------------------- Count: 312! Spelling Google +player Google Australia didgeridoo 1,190,000 9,870 73,800 didjeridoo 136,000 501 855 didjeridu 93,400 1,100 12,000 didge 85,400 1,180 8,310 didg 45,400 273 737 digeridoo 41,300 301 1,100 didj 35,900 790 3,420 didgeredoo 28,400 19 229 digeredoo 14,300 15 31 didgeri 9,790 0 diggeridoo 8,370 113 5 didje 8,060 32 123 digerydoo 6,730 1 8 didgeradoo 5,020 5 5 dijerido 4,940 2 2 dijeridoo 4,820 26 219 digirido 4,100 0 0 dijeridu 3,820 21 250 didjiridoo 3,520 1 26 digeridu 3,490 9 35 didgeriedoo 2,570 0 4 didjerido 2,420 10 31 dij ~2,000 29 ? diggerido 1,960 0 2 dideridoo 1,800 2 27 diggereedoo 1,550 0 1 digereedoo 1,510 0 67 digiridoo 1,180 0 15 didjeredoo 1,030 1 2 didgiridoo 964 1 25 dijiridoo 957 0 0 didgerydoo 914 9 6 didjeri 904 19 didgerido 861 2 93 didjeridou 851 11 11 didjiridu 819 9 25 didgeredo 764 0 5 dijereedoo 760 0 4 didzeridu 735 didgereedoo 628 1 134 digereedo 604 3 4 dijerydoo 535 1 0 didgeri-doo 525 didgeridou 514 1 3 didjerrydoo 506 73 9 digeree-doo 505 dige ~500 10 ? digerido ~500 9 93 digeri ~500 didgery-doo 464 dijjeridoo 440 dijeredoo 417 digiridu 399 digerydo 386 diggery-doo 340 digeredo 295 digeridou 288 didjereedoo 282 digeriedoo 274 didgridoo 254 djeridoo 227 didjeradoo 225 digery-doo 222 didgeridooo 205 dodgeridoo 202 digjeridoo 157 dijiridu 134 didgeridoe 122 didjeridoe 118 didjerydoo 112 dijridoo 111 did-geridoo 110 didjuridu 95 dedgeridoo 88 didjeriduu 86 dgeridoo 86 degeridoo 85 didjeeridoo 78 didjeri-doo 77 dijeridou 74 digridoo 69 dudgeridoo 69 diggeredoo 69 didgeridoodoo 67 dijiridou 65 dijeri 64 dideridu 61 dijirido 60 diddgeridoo 59 didgeeridoo 56 didjridoo 56 digaredoo 54 didgerridoo 53 dedjeridoo 51 didelidoe 49 didjeriedoe 47 didgeridoooooo 45 dijereedo 45 digeridoodoo 42 didjuridoo 41 digieridoo 40 digeridoodoo 39 djeridou 37 didgaridoo 35 digrido 34 dejeridoo 34 didzjeridoe 34 digiradoo 33 diderido 33 did-jeridoo 33 dejeredoo 32 didjerridoo 31 didgiredoo 31 djeridu 31 digeredoo 31 didgurudu 30 didgeriedoe 30 dideloe 30 ditsjeriedoe 29 didiridoo 29 dudgerudoo 28 didgiridu 28 ditsjuriedoe 28 didulidie 27 didgredoo 27 diidgeridoo 27 didgeridooe 27 didjeredoo 25 twiedeliedoe 25 didgeridoom 24 didjridu 23 degeredoo 23 didjiredoo 22 dijaredo 22 didjeradu 21 didgeriduu 21 didiridu 21 diggeridu 20 dijiredoo 20 digiridou 20 didj-er-i-doo 20 didjeredu 19 didjiradoo 19 didgeri-do 19 did-jury-doo 19 digreedoo 17 djerido 17 did-ger-i-doo 17 djeredoo 16 didjurido 15 diegeridoo 15 digeride 15 didgiredu 14 didgerrido 14 dididgeridoo 14 didjerridu 13 didgeridoooo 13 dijereedu 13 digeridoe 13 didgreedoo 12 djiridoo 12 dijorydoo 12 didgeri-du 12 didjeridooo 11 didgeridooooooo 11 digeriduu 11 didgeridee 11 didjgeridoo 10 didgeridu 10 dijjerido 10 didgaredoo 10 didgeredu 10 did-jer-i-doo 10 didgjeridoo 9 didjaradoo 9 digarydoo 9 ddidgeridoo 9 didjaredoo 9 didjeriedoo 9 did-jeridu 9 didgoridoo 8 didggeridoo 8 didgerudoo 8 digorydo 8 didjeride 8 didgjeridu 7 didgeridooooooooooo 7 diggereedo 7 didgridu 7 ditjeridoo 7 did-jerry-doo 7 dodjeridoo 6 didjoridoo 6 didgeeredoo 6 dijjereedoo 6 dgerido 6 ditgeridoo 6 didzeridoo 6 dizeridu 6 didgeridue 6 didgerrydoo 5 dodjeridu 5 dijiradoo 5 didguridoo 5 didgeridoooooooo 5 dejiridoo 5 dedjeridu 5 diggeereedoo 5 dijerydo 5 didzeridoo 5 diddgeridu 4 diddjeridoo 4 didgeridoooooooooooo 4 didjeriidu 4 didgeereedoo 4 digjeredoo 4 didjerydu 4 dijoridu 4 dudjeridu 4 didjerudu 4 djirido 4 digerrydoo 4 dizzerido 4 didzzeridu 4 dideriedoo 4 dijeriedoo 4 didg-er-i-doo 4 did-geri-doo 4 didgerry-doo 4 didjirudu 4 didgereridoo 4 didjreedoo 3 didjgeridu 3 didgeridooooo 3 didgeridooooooooooooooo 3 didjeeridu 3 didjeereedu 3 diidjeridoo 3 didjreedoo 3 didgaradoo 3 ditjeridu 3 dijeredu 3 digiridoe 3 dijiridoe 3 dhijeridu 3 didirido 3 did-gerido 3 didzheridu 3 dididjeridu 3 dididjeridoo 3 diidjeridu 2 didjredoo 2 dijjeridu 2 didjjeridu 2 diddjeridu 2 didgeradu 2 didgeridoooooooooo 2 dijeriduu 2 didgeeridu 2 digeeredo 2 djireedoo 2 didgerydu 2 didjurydoo 2 didjeereedoo 2 dijeereedoo 2 dijjeridu 2 didgorydoo 2 didjoridu 2 dejeridu 2 didgrido 2 didgerrridoo 2 dijeredo 2 dijeredoo 2 diggeredo 2 didgrydoo 2 digiaridoo 2 didjeriedu 2 didjiriduu 2 didridu 2 didjeridue 2 didgiradoo 1 didgredu 1 didjredu 1 didgirridoo 1 didjjeridoo 1 dijgeridoo 1 didgurido 1 dijirridoo 1 djiridu 1 dgeridu 1 dgereedoo 1 dijerrydoo 1 dygeridoo 1 dedjerido 1 dizzeridoo 1 dideridoe 1 dijeriedo 1 didjiriedu 1 didjiriedoo 1 ditseridoo 1 did-jerry-do 1 didjdridoo 1 didridu 1 didgiroodoo 1 dijiroodoo 1 didj-eridu 1 digirudoo 1 dijirudu 1 digeri-doody 1 didgerididoo 1 didgeriridoo 1 digeridee 1 dydge 0 of 2,560 dijj 0 of 516 dodgeridu 0 didgerridu 0 didjiredu 0 didgeridooooooooo 0 "don't" spellings didgeridon't 218 digeridon't 102 didjeridon't 10 dijeridon't 3 Derivative Spellings didjeridude 1,730 didgeridude 761 didjeribone 754 didjman 630 didgeriduo 624 didgman 612 didgeribone 584 didgeridooing 526 didgeridoing 69 didgeridid 21 didgeridone 20 dadgeridoo 3 didgeridud 2 dildoridoo 1 Traditional Spellings yidaki 30,200 yirdaki 636 ulpirra 266 ilpirra 246 yiraka 92 garnbak 89 yirtakki 70 ngarrriralkpwina 66 yitaki 13