Dorothea

name

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The verdict

“Dorothea” is uncommon French (frequency #82,869 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,869
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante de Dorothée.

Key facts for Dorothea
PropertyValue
HeadwordDorothea
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#82,869
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Dorothea” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Dorothea lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dorothea is uncommon French at frequency #82,869 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de Dorothée.".

Dorothea doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Dorothea, spelled D-O-R-O-T-H-E-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de Dorothée.

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 "Dorothea"?
"Dorothea" is spelled D-O-R-O-T-H-E-A.
What does "Dorothea" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dorothea" means: Variante de Dorothée.
What language does "Dorothea" come from?
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Using “Dorothea”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-O-R-O-T-H-E-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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