Dolezal

name

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"dolezal" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Dolezal” is uncommon English (frequency #92,543 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,543
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Czech.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dolezal · Dolezal · English

Dolezal · rank #92,543 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,543
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH doeth

Nearest frequency peer: doeth (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Dolezal”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Dolezal” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dolezal
PropertyValue
HeadwordDolezal
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#92,543
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Dolezal” in English

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “doeth” (#92,542), “dolman” (#92,544), “docudrama” (#92,541). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “Dolezal” is #92,543. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dolezal is uncommon English at frequency #92,543 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from Czech.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Dolezal, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Czech Doležal. The correct English form is Dolezal, spelled D-O-L-E-Z-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Czech.

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech Doležal.

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dolezal"?
"Dolezal" is spelled D-O-L-E-Z-A-L.
What does "Dolezal" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dolezal" means: A surname from Czech.
What is the origin of the word "Dolezal"?
Borrowed from Czech Doležal. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

drachma#92,548demotic#92,527delimit#92,525Dearden#92,519

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list