doch
\dɔx\
The verdict
“doch” is an uncommon French word, ranked #98,976 in French word frequency and used as a particle.
- #98,976
- frequency rank, French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cependant, bien, donc, pourtant… (Marque l’opposition tranchée avec l’idée principale de la phrase)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | doch |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Particle |
| IPA | \dɔx\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #98,976 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “doch” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for doch is 4 letters long, classified as a particle, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \dɔx\. Corpus data places it at rank #98,976 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
doch has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is doch, spelled D-O-C-H.
Definition
- 1Cependant, bien, donc, pourtant… (Marque l’opposition tranchée avec l’idée principale de la phrase)
- 2Intensifie le sens de la phrase sans spécialement se traduire. Dans ce cas, il n’est jamais en début de phrase, n’est jamais marqué ni accentué, et provoque parfois l’inversion du verbe et du sujet.
- 3Intensifie une affirmation ou une négation.
- 4Intensifie un ordre.
- 5Intensifie un souhait, un désir.
- 6Intensifie simplement le sens du verbe.
- 7Intensifie aussi une interrogation.
- 8Si, (réponse affirmative à une question négative).
- 9(Expressions)
- 10Quand même. (Chose étonnante.)
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “doch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-O-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \dɔx\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.