dolman
/ˈdɒlmən/
"dolman" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dolman” is an uncommon English word, ranked #92,544 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #92,544
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A long, loose garment with narrow sleeves and an opening in the front, generally worn by Turks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dolman |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɒlmən/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #92,544 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dolman” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for dolman is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈdɒlmən/. Corpus data places it at rank #92,544 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dolman -- typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Apparently from French doliman, dolman (sense 2), ultimately from Ottoman Turkish طولامان, دولامان (dolaman, “robe”), from طولامق (dolamak, “to wrap around”). Compare German Doliman, Dollman; Hungarian dolmány. The correct English form is dolman, spelled D-O-L-M-A-N.
Definition
- 1A long, loose garment with narrow sleeves and an opening in the front, generally worn by Turks.
- 2A short, close-fitting, heavily braided military jacket, usually worn under a pelisse, originally by hussars.
- 3A woman's garment with wide capelike sleeves.
Etymology
Apparently from French doliman, dolman (sense 2), ultimately from Ottoman Turkish طولامان, دولامان (dolaman, “robe”), from طولامق (dolamak, “to wrap around”). Compare German Doliman, Dollman; Hungarian dolmány.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “dolman”
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- The one correct English spelling is D-O-L-M-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.