Dohle
[ˈdoːlə]
The verdict
“Dohle” is uncommon German (frequency #79,064 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,064
- frequency rank, German
- 2,764
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vogelart aus der Gattung der Raben und Krähen
Corpus desk
Index DE-dohle · Dohle · German
Dohle · rank #79,064 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,064
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,764
- PHOTO-FINISH dividiert
Nearest frequency peer: dividiert (-3 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 „Dohle“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Dienstposten
Dienstposten
20,944 corpus weight
- Diplomatin
Diplomatin
20,942 corpus weight
- dividiert
dividiert
20,940 corpus weight
- Dohle
Dohle
20,937 corpus weight
- donnerte
donnerte
20,933 corpus weight
- Drann
Drann
20,930 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Dohle“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dohle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdoːlə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #79,064 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dohle“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dohle is uncommon German at frequency #79,064 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdoːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Dohle, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Dohle, spelled D-O-H-L-E.
Definition
- 1Vogelart aus der Gattung der Raben und Krähen
- 2altmodischer, meist schwarzer Hut
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dohle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Dohle nistet gerne in Kirchtürmen.
Nimm die Dohle ab, du siehst furchtbar aus.
Synonyms
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); 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 "Dohle"?
What does "Dohle" mean?
How do you pronounce "Dohle"?
What language does "Dohle" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dohle", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).