Dulcie
"dulcie" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Dulcie” is uncommon English (frequency #94,800 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,800
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from Latin.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dulcie · Dulcie · English
Dulcie · rank #94,800 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,800
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH Dul
Nearest frequency peer: Dul (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “Dulcie”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Drona
Drona
5,205 corpus weight
- Dul
Dul
5,202 corpus weight
- Dulcie
Dulcie
5,201 corpus weight
- Dumfriesshi…
Dumfriesshire
5,200 corpus weight
- Duna
Duna
5,199 corpus weight
- Durex
Durex
5,198 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Dulcie” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dulcie |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #94,800 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Dulcie” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Dulcie is uncommon English at frequency #94,800 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A female given name from Latin.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Dulcie, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin dulcis (“sweet”) in the 19th century, probably inspired by earlier names like Dowsabel and Spanish Dulcinea. The correct English form is Dulcie, spelled D-U-L-C-I-E.
Definition
- 1A female given name from Latin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dulcie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Three green bonnets at church one day / Dulcie and Daisy and Dorothy May / Three green bonnets that nod in a row/ Each bonnet tied with a green ribbon bow.
"Probably most people hate the name they've got," she said. "Take Dulcie." "It's not bad," he said slowly. "It's sort of exotic." That was a word he had decided to adopt. "No, it isn't. It's awful, really. It means 'sweet'. And Dulcie's a plump girl with fair hair and blue eyes. A complexion."
Etymology
From Latin dulcis (“sweet”) in the 19th century, probably inspired by earlier names like Dowsabel and Spanish Dulcinea.
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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