dogue allemand

\dɔɡ al.mɑ̃\

/\dɔɡ al.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“dogue allemand” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Race de chien dogue reconnue en Allemagne, très grand chien, au poil court et lisse, à robe arlequin, fauve, noire, bleue ou bringée.

Key facts for dogue allemand
PropertyValue
Headworddogue allemand
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dɔɡ al.mɑ̃\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dogue allemand” sits in French frequency

dogue allemand falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dogue allemand is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dɔɡ al.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Race de chien dogue reconnue en Allemagne, très grand chien, au poil court et lisse, à robe arlequin, fauve, noire, bleue ou bringée.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for dogue allemand in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is dogue allemand, spelled D-O-G-U-E- -A-L-L-E-M-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Race de chien dogue reconnue en Allemagne, très grand chien, au poil court et lisse, à robe arlequin, fauve, noire, bleue ou bringée.

Synonyms

grand danoisdanois

This word in other languages

Great Dane(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dogue allemand"?
"dogue allemand" is spelled D-O-G-U-E- -A-L-L-E-M-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is \dɔɡ al.mɑ̃\.
What does "dogue allemand" mean?
As a noun, "dogue allemand" means: Race de chien dogue reconnue en Allemagne, très grand chien, au poil court et lisse, à robe arlequin, fauve, noire, bleue ou bringée.
How do you pronounce "dogue allemand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dogue allemand" is \dɔɡ al.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dogue allemand" come from?
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Using “dogue allemand”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-O-G-U-E- -A-L-L-E-M-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dɔɡ al.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list