Adolph

[a.dɔlf]

/[a.dɔlf]/ name

The verdict

“Adolph” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #88,469 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#88,469
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Adolfo.

Key facts for Adolph
PropertyValue
HeadwordAdolph
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[a.dɔlf]
Letters6
Frequency rank#88,469
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Adolph” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Adolph lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Adolph is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [a.dɔlf]. Corpus data places it at rank #88,469 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Adolfo.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Adolph, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Adolph, spelled A-D-O-L-P-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Adolfo.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Adolph"?
"Adolph" is spelled A-D-O-L-P-H. The IPA pronunciation is [a.dɔlf].
What does "Adolph" mean?
As a proper noun, "Adolph" means: Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Adolfo.
How do you pronounce "Adolph"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Adolph" is [a.dɔlf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Adolph" come from?
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Using “Adolph”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-D-O-L-P-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [a.dɔlf] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list