doll
German, adjective/dɔl/
doll is spelled D-O-L-L (4 letters) and appears 4.5 times per million words in written German, the 13,339th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Doll is a German adjective meaning “firm, hard, forceful, strong (of actions, also of emotions)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “für toll”.
What does doll mean in English?
adjective
- 1
informalfirm, hard, forceful, strong (of actions, also of emotions)
Der Schlag war nicht doll, aber er hat mich genau auf die Nase getroffen.
- 2
colloquialgood, great, satisfactory
Ich geb ja zu, dass es keine dolle Idee war.
- 3
colloquialextraordinary, remarkable
Na, das is’ ja ’n dolles Ding!
adverb
- 1
informalfirmly, hard, forcefully, vehemently, strong (of actions, also of emotions)
Du musst doller drücken, sonst geht es nicht.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. für toll 2. sehr
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of doll
- doller masculine nominative singular
- am dollsten superlative
- dolle feminine nominative singular
- dolles neuter nominative singular
- dollen genitive masculine singular
- dollem dative masculine singular
- der dolle definite includes-article masculine
- die dolle definite feminine includes-article
- das dolle definite includes-article neuter
- die dollen definite includes-article nominative
- des dollen definite genitive includes-article
- der dollen definite feminine genitive
- dem dollen dative definite includes-article
- döller comparative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce doll?
- /dɔl/
- [dɔl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is doll in German?
doll appears 4.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).