dutzendfach

[ˈdʊt͡sn̩tfax]

/[ˈdʊt͡sn̩tfax]/ adj

The verdict

“dutzendfach” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - viele Male, sehr häufig

Corpus desk

Index DE-dutzendfach · dutzendfach · German

dutzendfach · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for dutzendfach
PropertyValue
Headworddutzendfach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdʊt͡sn̩tfax]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dutzendfach“ im Deutschen

dutzendfachschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dutzendfach is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdʊt͡sn̩tfax]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "viele Male, sehr häufig".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dutzendfach, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is dutzendfach, spelled D-U-T-Z-E-N-D-F-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    viele Male, sehr häufig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Moskauer Platz und seine Umgebung sind in der Form des typischen Zentrums der Sozialistischen Stadt angelegt, wie man es dutzendfach in der Sowjetunion finden konnte.“
  2. „Sie glauben, dass der Sohn faul vor dem Fernseher sitzt, obwohl sie ihn schon dutzendfach ermahnt haben, sein Zimmer aufzuräumen.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dutzendfach"?
"dutzendfach" is spelled D-U-T-Z-E-N-D-F-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊt͡sn̩tfax].
What does "dutzendfach" mean?
As an adjective, "dutzendfach" means: viele Male, sehr häufig
How do you pronounce "dutzendfach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dutzendfach" is [ˈdʊt͡sn̩tfax]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dutzendfach" come from?
"dutzendfach" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list