dolmetschen

[ˈdɔlmɛt͡ʃn̩]

/[ˈdɔlmɛt͡ʃn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“dolmetschen” is uncommon German (frequency #81,438 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,438
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gesprochenen Text mündlich übersetzen; aber auch Sprache, Gefühle und Gesten sowie (An-)Deutungen ver- oder auch übermitteln

Corpus desk

Index DE-dolmetschen · dolmetschen · German

dolmetschen · rank #81,438 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,438
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dogmatismus

Nearest frequency peer: Dogmatismus (-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 „dolmetschen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dolmetschen
PropertyValue
Headworddolmetschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdɔlmɛt͡ʃn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#81,438
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dolmetschen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Dogmatismus“ (#81,437), „doctrine“ (#81,436), „Divergenz“ (#81,435). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dolmetschen“ bei #81,438. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dolmetschen is uncommon German at frequency #81,438 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdɔlmɛt͡ʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gesprochenen Text mündlich übersetzen; aber auch Sprache, Gefühle und Gesten sowie (An-)Deutungen ver- oder auch übermitteln".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dolmetschen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 dolmetschen, spelled D-O-L-M-E-T-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    gesprochenen Text mündlich übersetzen; aber auch Sprache, Gefühle und Gesten sowie (An-)Deutungen ver- oder auch übermitteln

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how dolmetschen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In internationalen Gremien, zum Beispiel der Europäischen Union, muss sehr viel gedolmetscht werden.

Synonyms

übersetzenübertragen

This word in other languages

interpret(English)interpréter(Français)interpretar(Português)

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 "dolmetschen"?
"dolmetschen" is spelled D-O-L-M-E-T-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɔlmɛt͡ʃn̩].
What does "dolmetschen" mean?
As a verb, "dolmetschen" means: gesprochenen Text mündlich übersetzen; aber auch Sprache, Gefühle und Gesten sowie (An-)Deutungen ver- oder auch übermitteln
How do you pronounce "dolmetschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dolmetschen" is [ˈdɔlmɛt͡ʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dolmetschen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Dogmatismus#81,437Doppelnamen#81,441Dienstgeber#81,431deskriptive#81,426

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list