doch

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The verdict

“doch” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sim (para responder a perguntas negativas)

Corpus desk

Index PT-doch · doch · Portuguese

doch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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 doch
PropertyValue
Headworddoch
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechInterjection
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “doch” em português

dochestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

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

Rare enough to double-check

doch is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for doch, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is doch, spelled D-O-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    sim (para responder a perguntas negativas)
  2. 2
    pelo contrário

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. Wirst du nicht zu Mittag essen?
  2. Doch (ich werde zu Mittag essen)!

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 "doch"?
"doch" is spelled D-O-C-H.
What does "doch" mean?
As an interjection, "doch" means: sim (para responder a perguntas negativas)
What language does "doch" come from?
"doch" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list