Dogge

[ˈdɔɡə]

/[ˈdɔɡə]/ noun

The verdict

“Dogge” is uncommon German (frequency #74,481 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,481
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - große, kräftige Hunderasse, die besonders als Wachhund gehalten wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-dogge · Dogge · German

Dogge · rank #74,481 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,481
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dominanter

Nearest frequency peer: dominanter (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Dogge“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Dogge“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dogge
PropertyValue
HeadwordDogge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdɔɡə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#74,481
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dogge“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Doggefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „dominanter“ (#74,482), „Diskursen“ (#74,478), „Discountern“ (#74,477). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dogge“ bei #74,481. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dogge is uncommon German at frequency #74,481 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɔɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "große, kräftige Hunderasse, die besonders als Wachhund gehalten wird".

Dogge has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Dogge, spelled D-O-G-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    große, kräftige Hunderasse, die besonders als Wachhund gehalten wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Dogge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Ein Gast saß in einem Restaurant und die riesige Dogge eines Nachbars beschnupperte ihn.“
  2. „Im Tierheim hatte die Dogge offenbar gelitten.“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dogge"?
"Dogge" is spelled D-O-G-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɔɡə].
What does "Dogge" mean?
As a noun, "Dogge" means: große, kräftige Hunderasse, die besonders als Wachhund gehalten wird
How do you pronounce "Dogge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dogge" is [ˈdɔɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dogge" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dogge", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list