dolman
\dɔl.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“dolman” 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) - Veste retenue sur les épaules par un cordon seulement, puis ajustée à la taille et pourvue de brandebourgs que portaient certains corps de cavalerie et d’artillerie, en particulier, les hussards.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dolman · dolman · French
dolman · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dolman |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dɔl.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dolman » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dolman is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dɔl.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dolman, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is dolman, spelled D-O-L-M-A-N.
Definition
- 1Veste retenue sur les épaules par un cordon seulement, puis ajustée à la taille et pourvue de brandebourgs que portaient certains corps de cavalerie et d’artillerie, en particulier, les hussards.
- 2Vêtement masculin ou féminin ayant la forme d’un dolman.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dolman appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le garde-chiourme parlait à une voisine. Son képi à visière carrée, son ceinturon, son dolman noir et son pantalon bleu, à passepoil jonquille, provoquaient dans la rue une grandissante curiosité.
Le prisonnier, sa veste grise en dolman, car son bras en écharpe ne lui permet pas d’en passer la manche, s’incline avec une expression de joie reconnaissante.
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.