duše
[ˈdʊʃɛ]
The verdict
“duše” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - psychische Welt des Menschen: Seele, Geist
Corpus desk
Index DE-duse · duše · German
duše · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 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 | duše |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdʊʃɛ] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „duše“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
duše is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʊʃɛ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for duše, 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 usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is duše, spelled D-U-Š-E.
Definition
- 1psychische Welt des Menschen: Seele, Geist
- 2ein Mensch mit gewissen Eigenschaften: Seele
- 3innerer Teil: Schlauch, Seele
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how duše appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Freud byl objevitelem hlubin lidské duše.
Sekretářka byla dobrou duší firmy.
This word in other languages
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.