dorisch
[ˈdoːʁɪʃ]
The verdict
“dorisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Dorer betreffend; die Kunst der Dorer betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-dorisch · dorisch · German
dorisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | dorisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈdoːʁɪʃ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dorisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dorisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdoːʁɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
dorisch has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 dorisch, spelled D-O-R-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1die Dorer betreffend; die Kunst der Dorer betreffend
- 2die altgriechische Landschaft der Doris oder die Kultur der Dorer betreffend
- 3die dorische Mundart des (Alt-)Griechischen betreffend
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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.