dorsale

[dɔʁˈzaːlə]

/[dɔʁˈzaːlə]/ adj

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The verdict

“dorsale” is uncommon German (frequency #71,240 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,240
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dorsal

Corpus desk

Index DE-dorsale · dorsale · German

dorsale · rank #71,240 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,240
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Drahtseil

Nearest frequency peer: Drahtseil (+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 „dorsale“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dorsale
PropertyValue
Headworddorsale
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[dɔʁˈzaːlə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,240
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dorsale“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Drahtseil“ (#71,241), „dogmatischen“ (#71,238), „drawing“ (#71,242). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dorsale“ bei #71,240. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dorsale is uncommon German at frequency #71,240 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [dɔʁˈzaːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dorsale, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is dorsale, spelled D-O-R-S-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dorsal
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dorsal
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dorsal
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dorsal
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dorsal
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dorsal
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dorsal
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dorsal
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dorsal

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 "dorsale"?
"dorsale" is spelled D-O-R-S-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [dɔʁˈzaːlə].
What does "dorsale" mean?
As an adjective, "dorsale" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dorsal
How do you pronounce "dorsale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dorsale" is [dɔʁˈzaːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dorsale" come from?
"dorsale" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

drawing#71,242Ehrmann#71,254Dekrete#71,223einholt#71,263

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list