Dokus

/[ˈdoːkʊs]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,481

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

Dokus is aGermannoun. It means: der Körperteil, auf dem man sitzt; Gesäß Pronounced [ˈdoːkʊs]. Often confused with dos and Dus.

Key facts for Dokus
PropertyValue
HeadwordDokus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdoːkʊs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#32,481
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Dokus in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Dokus is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdoːkʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,481 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "der Körperteil, auf dem man sitzt; Gesäß".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Dokus, with forms such as "ddokus", "dkous", and "dokkus". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "dos", "Dus", "Doms", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Dokus, spelled D-O-K-U-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Körperteil, auf dem man sitzt; Gesäß

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddokus,dkous,dokkus,doksu,dokuss,douks,odkus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Dokus

Misspelling Variants of "Dokus"

ddokus6dkous5dokkus6doksu5dokuss6douks5odkus5
Misspelling Variants of "Dokus"

Frequency rank: #32,481 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dokus"?
"Dokus" is spelled D-O-K-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdoːkʊs].
What does "Dokus" mean?
As a noun, "Dokus" means: der Körperteil, auf dem man sitzt; Gesäß
What words are commonly confused with "Dokus"?
"Dokus" is commonly confused with "dos", "Dus", "Doms". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dokus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dokus" is [ˈdoːkʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dokus" come from?
"Dokus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.