dote
Spanish, noun
dote is spelled D-O-T-E (4 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,333rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dote is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “dowry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of dotar. With an accent, doté is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of dotar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Caudal (bienes) que aporta la mujer cuando se casa, o que adquiere después de casada”.
What does dote mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedowry
- 2
femininetalent
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of dotar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Caudal (bienes) que aporta la mujer cuando se casa, o que adquiere después de casada. 2. Congrua o patrimonio que se entrega al convento o a la orden en que va a tomar estado religioso una profesa. 3. En el juego de naipes, número de tantos que toma cada uno para saber después lo que pierde o gana. 4. Excelencia, prenda, calidad apreciable de una persona.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dote
- dotes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to dote
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dote in Spanish?
dote appears 2.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).