doch

\dɔx\

/\dɔx\/ particle

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The verdict

“doch” is uncommon French (frequency #98,976 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as a particle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,976
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cependant, bien, donc, pourtant… (Marque l’opposition tranchée avec l’idée principale de la phrase)

Corpus desk

Index FR-doch · doch · French

doch · rank #98,976 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,976
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH DivX

Nearest frequency peer: DivX (-2 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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « doch »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « doch » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for doch
PropertyValue
Headworddoch
LanguageFrench
Part of speechParticle
IPA\dɔx\
Letters4
Frequency rank#98,976
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « doch » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.dochtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « DivX » (#98,974), « dolet » (#98,978), « distillateur » (#98,973). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « doch » est au #98,976. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

doch is uncommon French at frequency #98,976 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as aparticle, transcribed \dɔx\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 10 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Cependant, bien, donc, pourtant… (Marque l’opposition tranchée avec l’idée principale de la phrase)
  2. 2
    Intensifie 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.
  3. 3
    Intensifie une affirmation ou une négation.
  4. 4
    Intensifie un ordre.
  5. 5
    Intensifie un souhait, un désir.
  6. 6
    Intensifie simplement le sens du verbe.
  7. 7
    Intensifie aussi une interrogation.
  8. 8
    Si, (réponse affirmative à une question négative).
  9. 9
    (Expressions)
  10. 10
    Quand même. (Chose étonnante.)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how doch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das ist doch er.
  2. Das Kind fing dann doch an, müde zu werden.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "doch"?
"doch" is spelled D-O-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \dɔx\.
What does "doch" mean?
As a particle, "doch" means: Cependant, bien, donc, pourtant… (Marque l’opposition tranchée avec l’idée principale de la phrase)
How do you pronounce "doch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "doch" is \dɔx\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "doch" come from?
"doch" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

DivX#98,974Dils#98,968dahu#98,944elma#99,026

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list