dulce

/dʌls/

//dʌls// adj

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"dulce" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“dulce” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,122. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,122
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sweet

Corpus desk

Index EN-dulce · dulce · English

dulce · rank #43,122 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,122
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH drowsiness

Nearest frequency peer: drowsiness (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “dulce”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “dulce” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dulce vs dull
60% similar
dulce vs duly
60% similar
dulce vs dune
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dulce
PropertyValue
Headworddulce
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dʌls/
Letters5
Frequency rank#43,122
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “dulce”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).dulcelands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “drowsiness” (#43,121), “dumpling” (#43,123), “downtrodden” (#43,120). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “dulce” is #43,122. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around dulce (IPA /dʌls/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #43,122 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sweet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for dulce, with forms such as "ddulce", "dluce", and "ducle". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dull", "duly", "dune", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Alteration of earlier douce, from Middle English douce, from Old French douz, douce. Doublet of dolce, douce, and doux. The correct English form is dulce, spelled D-U-L-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    sweet

Etymology

Alteration of earlier douce, from Middle English douce, from Old French douz, douce. Doublet of dolce, douce, and doux.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddulce
  • dluce
  • ducle
  • dulcce
  • dulec
  • dullce
  • udlce

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dulce - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddulce1dluce2ducle2dulcce1dulec2dullce1udlce2
Edit distance from "dulce"

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 "dulce"?
"dulce" is spelled D-U-L-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /dʌls/.
What does "dulce" mean?
As an adjective, "dulce" means: sweet
What words are commonly confused with "dulce"?
"dulce" is commonly confused with "dull", "duly", "dune". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dulce"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dulce" is /dʌls/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "dulce"?
Alteration of earlier douce, from Middle English douce, from Old French douz, douce. Doublet of dolce, douce, and doux. 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 "dulce", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Divya#43,117dicey#43,110Darko#43,105daffy#43,102

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

egress7 variantsconga7 variantscodec7 variantsbuttress7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list