Dolde
[ˈdɔldə]
The verdict
“Dolde” 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) - Blütenstandstyp einer Traube mit tellerförmig angeordneten Blüten (Blütendolde)
Corpus desk
Index DE-dolde · Dolde · German
Dolde · 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 | Dolde |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɔldə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dolde“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dolde is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɔldə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Blütenstandstyp einer Traube mit tellerförmig angeordneten Blüten (Blütendolde)".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Dolde, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Dolde, spelled D-O-L-D-E.
Definition
- 1Blütenstandstyp einer Traube mit tellerförmig angeordneten Blüten (Blütendolde)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dolde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Fliederbeerbaum hat jetzt so schöne Dolden, die ja voller Blüten sind, das wird noch eine sehr gute Ernte in diesem Jahr.
„Jeder Fremde der kam, wenn er nicht zufällig ein Kenner war, nahm diese Dolden für richtige Aloeblüten, und der Schloßherr hütete sich wohl, diesen Glauben, der eine Quelle der Erheiterung für ihn war, zu zerstören.“
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.