dulce
Spanish, noun/ˈdulθe/
dulce is spelled D-U-L-C-E (5 letters) and appears 51 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,679th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dulce is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “candy, sweet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Manjar compuesto de azúcar o almíbar”.
What does dulce mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinesweet (having a pleasant taste, especially induced by sugar)
- 2
femininemasculinesweet (having a pleasant disposition)
- 3
femininemasculinefresh (without salt)
noun
- 1
masculinecandy, sweet
- 2
masculinesweet food, dessert
- 3
masculinethick jelly or fudge
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que causa sensación agradable al paladar. Se obtiene por medio del azúcar u otros agentes endulzantes como aspartame, sucralosa, ciclamato, stevia, etc. 2. Que no es agrio ni picante. 3. Grato, gustoso, apacible. 4. Que posee cierta suavidad en el dibujo.
noun: 1. Manjar compuesto de azúcar o almíbar. 2. Papelón, azúcar. 3. Pieza de bollería que se expende en las pastelerías. 4. Golosina
adverb: 1. Dulcemente.
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 dulce
- dulces feminine masculine plural
- dulcísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dulce?
- /ˈdulθe/
- [ˈd̪ul̟.θe]
- /ˈdulse/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dulce
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dulce in Spanish?
dulce appears 51 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).