# douche

> English word · Noun · IPA /duːʃ/ · frequency rank #17,825

## Definitions
1. A jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; in particular, such a jet directed at the vagina for irrigation.
2. Something that produces the jet or current in the previous sense, such as a syringe.
3. A jet or spray of any liquid.
4. Ellipsis of douchebag (“objectionable person”).

## Etymology
Borrowed from French douche (“shower”), from Italian doccia (“shower”).

## Easily confused with
- **dough** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/douche-vs-dough)
- **duchy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/douche-vs-duchy)
- **douse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/douche-vs-douse)
- **Dougie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/douche-vs-dougie)
- **dolce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dolce-vs-douche)
- **deuce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deuce-vs-douche)
- **double** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/double-vs-douche)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ddouche`, `docuhe`, `doucche`, `douceh`, `douchhe`, `douhce`, `duoche`, `oduche`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/douche