Dorsch

[dɔʁʃ]

/[dɔʁʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dorsch” is uncommon German (frequency #58,682 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,682
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bezeichnung für den in der Ostsee gefangenen Kabeljau sowie kleinere (jüngere) Exemplare aus Nordsee und Atlantik

Corpus desk

Index DE-dorsch · Dorsch · German

Dorsch · rank #58,682 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,682
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Diversifikati…

Nearest frequency peer: Diversifikation (-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 „Dorsch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dorsch
PropertyValue
HeadwordDorsch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dɔʁʃ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#58,682
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dorsch“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Dorschfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Diversifikation“ (#58,681), „drahtlose“ (#58,683), „Distributionen“ (#58,680). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dorsch“ bei #58,682. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dorsch is uncommon German at frequency #58,682 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [dɔʁʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Dorsch in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Dorsch, spelled D-O-R-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bezeichnung für den in der Ostsee gefangenen Kabeljau sowie kleinere (jüngere) Exemplare aus Nordsee und Atlantik
  2. 2
    die Familie Gadidae, zu der der Kabeljau gehört

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ohne Dorsch gibt’s keinen Stockfisch.

Synonyms

KabeljauGadus morhua

Antonyms

Schellfisch

This word in other languages

cod(English)bacalao(Español)morue(Français)bacalhau(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 "Dorsch"?
"Dorsch" is spelled D-O-R-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [dɔʁʃ].
What does "Dorsch" mean?
As a noun, "Dorsch" means: Bezeichnung für den in der Ostsee gefangenen Kabeljau sowie kleinere (jüngere) Exemplare aus Nordsee und Atlantik
How do you pronounce "Dorsch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dorsch" is [dɔʁʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dorsch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

driven#58,685Dundee#58,690Durham#58,693Cyborg#58,669

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list