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 September 3, 2026) - eine Getreidepuppe, welche aus einem Haufen aufgestellter Getreidegarben besteht
Corpus desk
Index DE-docke · Docke · German
Docke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Docke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɔkə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Docke“ im Deutschen
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Docke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir haben auf unserem Feld einige Docken aufgestellt.
Die Flügelspindel des Spinnrades ruht auf der Docke.
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.