dossier
/ˈdɔs.jeɪ/noun
dossier is spelled D-O-S-S-I-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dossier means “A collection of papers and/or other sources, containing detailed information about a particular person or subject, together with a synopsis of their…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dossier is dossiers.
How many letters and syllables are in dossier?
| Letters | 7: D-O-S-S-I-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 19,825th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dossier?
Dossier appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dossier?
- US /ˈdɔs.jeɪ/
- US /ˈdɑs.jeɪ/
- US /ˈdɔ.si.eɪ/
Dossier has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dossier.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dossier
- dossiers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dossier mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A collection of papers and/or other sources, containing detailed information about a particular person or subject, together with a synopsis of their content.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dossier in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense collection of papers and/or other sources:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dossier |
| German | Dossier, Akte |
| Portuguese | dossiê, pasta |
| Spanish | dosier, expediente, archivo, dossier |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dossier come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French dossier.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).