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Döschen

German, noun/ˈdøːsçən/

Döschen is spelled D-Ö-S-C-H-E-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 113,526th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Döschen is a German neuter noun meaning “diminutive of Dose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sehr kleiner Behälter mit Deckel zur Aufbewahrung von Objekten; kleine Dose”.

What does Döschen mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neuterdiminutive of Dose

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. sehr kleiner Behälter mit Deckel zur Aufbewahrung von Objekten; kleine Dose 2. Vulva

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Döschen

  • Döschens genitive

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Döschen?

  • /ˈdøːsçən/
  • [ˈdøːsçən]
  • [ˈdøːsjən]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Döschen in German?

Döschen appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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