dolce

[ˈdol.tʃe]

/[ˈdol.tʃe]/ adj

The verdict

“dolce” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,751. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,751
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-dolce · dolce · Spanish

dolce · rank #31,751 · 8 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,751
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH does

Nearest frequency peer: does (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “dolce”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “dolce” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

dolce vs dote
60% similar
dolce vs done
60% similar
dolce vs dove
60% similar

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

Key facts for dolce
PropertyValue
Headworddolce
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdol.tʃe]
Letters5
Frequency rank#31,751
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “dolce”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).dolcecae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “does” (#31,750), “dolencia” (#31,752), “divorciada” (#31,749). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dolce” va en #31,751. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around dolce (IPA [ˈdol.tʃe]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,751 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dulce".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for dolce, with forms such as "ddolce", "dloce", and "docle". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "dote", "done", "dove", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is dolce, spelled D-O-L-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dulce

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddolce
  • dloce
  • docle
  • dolcce
  • dolec
  • dollce
  • dolse
  • odlce

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dolce - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddolce1dloce2docle2dolcce1dolec2dollce1dolse1odlce2
Edit distance from "dolce"

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 "dolce"?
"dolce" is spelled D-O-L-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdol.tʃe].
What does "dolce" mean?
As an adjective, "dolce" means: Dulce
What words are commonly confused with "dolce"?
"dolce" is commonly confused with "dote", "done", "dove". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dolce"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dolce" is [ˈdol.tʃe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dolce" come from?
"dolce" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dolce", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list