# dulce

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dʌls/ · frequency rank #43,122

## Definitions
1. sweet

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

## Easily confused with
- **dull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dulce-vs-dull)
- **duly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dulce-vs-duly)
- **dune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dulce-vs-dune)
- **dupe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dulce-vs-dupe)
- **Dutch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dulce-vs-dutch)
- **Dunne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dulce-vs-dunne)
- **due** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/due-vs-dulce)
- **DLC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dlc-vs-dulce)
- **duc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duc-vs-dulce)
- **dude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dude-vs-dulce)
- **duke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duke-vs-dulce)
- **duck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duck-vs-dulce)
- **dale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dale-vs-dulce)
- **dice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dice-vs-dulce)
- **duct** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duct-vs-dulce)
- **dole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dole-vs-dulce)
- **dance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dance-vs-dulce)
- **Duane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duane-vs-dulce)
- **delve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delve-vs-dulce)
- **dolce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dolce-vs-dulce)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ddulce`, `dluce`, `ducle`, `dulcce`, `dulec`, `dullce`, `udlce`

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