dorsale

Name: dorsale, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[dɔʁˈzaːlə]

/[dɔʁˈzaːlə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“dorsale” is uncommon German (frequency #71,240 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,240
frequency rank, German: 45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dorsal

Key facts for dorsale
Property	Value
Headword	dorsale
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[dɔʁˈzaːlə]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#71,240
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dorsale” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dorsale lands here:

#71,240

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dorsale is uncommon German at frequency #71,240 among 45,632 “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
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dorsal
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dorsal
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dorsal
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dorsal
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dorsal
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dorsal
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dorsal
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dorsal
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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Using “dorsale”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is D-O-R-S-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.