Docht
German, noun/dɔxt/
Docht is spelled D-O-C-H-T (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 71,199th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Docht is a German masculine noun meaning “wick (porous cord that draws up liquid fuel for burning)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schnur aus Baumwolle, welche durch die Kapillarwirkung dafür sorgt, dass in Kerzen und Petroleumlampen…”.
What does Docht mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewick (porous cord that draws up liquid fuel for burning)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schnur aus Baumwolle, welche durch die Kapillarwirkung dafür sorgt, dass in Kerzen und Petroleumlampen Brennstoff hochsteigt und am oberen Ende brennt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Docht
- Dochtes genitive
- Dochts genitive
- Dochte plural
- Dochten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Docht?
- /dɔxt/
- [dɔxt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Docht
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Docht in German?
Docht appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).