Docke
[ˈdɔkə]
The verdict
“Docke” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Getreidepuppe, welche aus einem Haufen aufgestellter Getreidegarben besteht
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Docke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɔkə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Docke” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Docke is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɔkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Docke, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Docke, spelled D-O-C-K-E.
Definition
- 1eine Getreidepuppe, welche aus einem Haufen aufgestellter Getreidegarben besteht
- 2eine der Säulen, auf denen die Spindel des Spinnrads ruht
- 3eine Haltevorrichtung für Schnittstempel
- 4eine Puppe, die man kleinen Mädchen zum Spielen gibt
- 5zopfartig in Strängen gedrehtes Garnbündel
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Docke”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-O-C-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdɔkə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.