Which to use
“Dock” and “Dolch” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,364
- “Dock” frequency rank
- #23,477
- “Dolch” frequency rank
- 49841
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dock | Dolch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Becken oder schwimmender Hohlkörper aus Stahl zur Trockenlegung von Schiffen, an denen Außenarbeiten erforderlich sind | ein Messer mit zwei Schneiden |
Where the eye mixes Dock and Dolch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Dock vs Dolch
A purely visual mix-up. Dock ([dɔk]) and Dolch ([dɔlç]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49841, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dock is recorded at frequency rank #26,364, classified as anoun, pronounced [dɔk]. Dolch is at rank #23,477, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dɔlç].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 49841, this pair ranks #1,196,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Dock vs Dolch
Shared letters: cdo. Private to "Dock": k. Private to "Dolch": hl.
"Dock" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Dolch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Dock" for "Dolch" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Dock" vs "Dolch" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Dock" and "Dolch" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dock" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dolch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,196,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dock" and "Dolch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dock vs Docks". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,196,330 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.