Dolche

[ˈdɔlçə]

/[ˈdɔlçə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dolche” is uncommon German (frequency #66,125 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,125
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Dolch

Corpus desk

Index DE-dolche · Dolche · German

Dolche · rank #66,125 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,125
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH divide

Nearest frequency peer: divide (-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 „Dolche“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dolche
PropertyValue
HeadwordDolche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdɔlçə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#66,125
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dolche“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Dolchefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „divide“ (#66,124), „Doppelbett“ (#66,126), „Distel“ (#66,123). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dolche“ bei #66,125. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dolche is uncommon German at frequency #66,125 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɔlçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Dolche, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Dolche, spelled D-O-L-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Dolch
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Dolch
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Dolch
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Dolch

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 "Dolche"?
"Dolche" is spelled D-O-L-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɔlçə].
What does "Dolche" mean?
As a noun, "Dolche" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Dolch
How do you pronounce "Dolche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dolche" is [ˈdɔlçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dolche" come from?
"Dolche" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

divide#66,124Distel#66,123dement#66,118Céline#66,105

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list