doline

\dɔ.lin\

/\dɔ.lin\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dépression de terrain karstique dont le fond argileux et fertile est constitué d’argiles de décalcification.

Corpus desk

Index FR-doline · doline · French

doline · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for doline
PropertyValue
Headworddoline
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dɔ.lin\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « doline » en français

dolinereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

doline is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dɔ.lin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dépression de terrain karstique dont le fond argileux et fertile est constitué d’argiles de décalcification.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for doline 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, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is doline, spelled D-O-L-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dépression de terrain karstique dont le fond argileux et fertile est constitué d’argiles de décalcification.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Une doline… c’est une fissure, un cratère, comme une crevasse de glacier, mais dans le karst…
  2. Une sorte de plateau karstique, creusé de peu profondes dolines et rehaussé d'arches de pierres rousses apparut devant nous.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "doline"?
"doline" is spelled D-O-L-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dɔ.lin\.
What does "doline" mean?
As a noun, "doline" means: Dépression de terrain karstique dont le fond argileux et fertile est constitué d’argiles de décalcification.
How do you pronounce "doline"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "doline" is \dɔ.lin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "doline" come from?
"doline" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list