dolls

[dɔłz]

/[dɔłz]/ noun

The verdict

“dolls” is uncommon German (frequency #59,576 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,576
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs doll

Corpus desk

Index DE-dolls · dolls · German

dolls · rank #59,576 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,576
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH doctors

Nearest frequency peer: doctors (-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 „dolls“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dolls
PropertyValue
Headworddolls
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dɔłz]
Letters5
Frequency rank#59,576
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dolls“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).dollsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „doctors“ (#59,575), „Drehleiter“ (#59,577), „Dithmarschen“ (#59,574). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dolls“ bei #59,576. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dolls is uncommon German at frequency #59,576 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [dɔłz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plural des Substantivs doll".

dolls doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 dolls, spelled D-O-L-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs doll

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 "dolls"?
"dolls" is spelled D-O-L-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [dɔłz].
What does "dolls" mean?
As a noun, "dolls" means: Plural des Substantivs doll
How do you pronounce "dolls"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dolls" is [dɔłz]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dolls" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list