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Dozen
/ˈdʌzən/
Synonyms for "dozen" (78 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (16)
Strong matches (23)
five and twentyfortnightfortyfour and twentyfourscorefourscore and tenfourteenhalf a hundredllong dozenninetynonagenarianoctogenarianquindecennial
Adjective(3 words)
french douzainegerman dutzenditalian dozzina
Noun(6 words)
Related words (39)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: many, twelve, 12, 12, a lot of.
- Sentence evidence is available for dozen, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, opengloss, wordnet, moby, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "dozen".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "dozen"
Keep "dozen" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "dozen" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "dozen", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "dozen" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
6 entriesMore specific
7 entriesCollocations
9 entriesa dozena dozen cookiesa dozen eggsa dozen pencilsa dozen rosesdozen studentsdozens of data pointsdozens of studentshalf a dozen
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
88 translations across 72 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- dosyn noun (twelve)
Albanian
1 entries- duzinë noun (twelve)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- δωδεκάς noun (twelve)
Arabic
4 entries- درزن noun (twelve)
- درزن noun (twelve)
- دستة noun (twelve)
- دَزِّينَة noun (twelve)
Aragonese
1 entries- ducena noun (twelve)
Armenian
1 entries- դյուժին noun (twelve)
Aromanian
1 entries- duzinã noun (twelve)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- düjün noun (twelve)
Belarusian
1 entries- ту́зін noun (twelve)
Bulgarian
1 entries- дузи́на noun (twelve)
Burmese
1 entries- ဒါဇင် noun (twelve)
Catalan
1 entries- dotzena noun (twelve)
Chinese
1 entries- 打 noun (twelve)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 打 noun (twelve)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 打 noun (twelve)
Czech
1 entries- tucet noun (twelve)
Danish
2 entries- dusin noun (twelve)
- tylvt noun (twelve)
Dutch
1 entries- dozijn noun (twelve)
Esperanto
1 entries- dekduo noun (twelve)
Estonian
1 entries- tosin noun (twelve)
Faroese
1 entries- tylft noun (twelve)
Fiji Hindi
1 entries- darjan noun (twelve)
Finnish
2 entries- kymmenisen noun (twelve)
- tusina noun (twelve)
French
1 entries- douzaine noun (twelve)
Galician
1 entries- ducia noun (twelve)
German
1 entries- Dutzend noun (twelve)
Greek
1 entries- ντουζίνα noun (twelve)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- douzèn noun (twelve)
Hebrew
1 entries- תְּרֵיסָר noun (twelve)
Hindi
1 entries- दर्जन noun (twelve)
Hungarian
1 entries- tucat noun (twelve)
Icelandic
3 entries- dúsin noun (twelve)
- dúsín noun (twelve)
- tylft noun (twelve)
Ido
2 entries- dek-e-du noun (twelve)
- dekeduo noun (twelve)
Indonesian
1 entries- lusin noun (twelve)
Irish
1 entries- dosaen noun (twelve)
Italian
1 entries- dozzina noun (twelve)
Japanese
1 entries- ダース noun (twelve)
Khmer
1 entries- ឡូ noun (twelve)
Korean
1 entries- 다스 noun (twelve)
Latvian
1 entries- ducis noun (twelve)
Lithuanian
1 entries- tuzinas noun (twelve)
Lower Sorbian
2 entries- ducent noun (twelve)
- dwanastk noun (twelve)
Macedonian
1 entries- дузина noun (twelve)
Malayalam
1 entries- ഡസൻ noun (twelve)
Manx
1 entries- dussan noun (twelve)
Middle English
1 entries- doseyne noun (twelve)
Māori
1 entries- taihana noun (twelve)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- dusin noun (twelve)
- tylft noun (twelve)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- dusin noun (twelve)
- tylft noun (twelve)
Occitan
1 entries- dotzena noun (twelve)
Old Norse
1 entries- tylft noun (twelve)
Persian
1 entries- دوجین noun (twelve)
Polish
1 entries- tuzin noun (twelve)
Portuguese
1 entries- dúzia noun (twelve)
Romanian
1 entries- duzină noun (twelve)
Russian
1 entries- дю́жина noun (twelve)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- dusan noun (twelve)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- tuce noun (twelve)
- tucet noun (twelve)
- туце noun (twelve)
- туцет noun (twelve)
Slovak
1 entries- tucet noun (twelve)
Slovene
1 entries- ducat noun (twelve)
Spanish
1 entries- docena noun (twelve)
Swahili
1 entries- dazani noun (twelve)
Swedish
2 entries- dussin noun (twelve)
- tolft noun (twelve)
Thai
1 entries- โหล noun (twelve)
Turkish
1 entries- düzine noun (twelve)
Ukrainian
1 entries- дю́жина noun (twelve)
Urdu
1 entries- درجن noun (twelve)
Vietnamese
1 entries- tá noun (twelve)
Volapük
1 entries- degtelat noun (twelve)
Walloon
1 entries- dozinne noun (twelve)
Welsh
1 entries- dwsin noun (twelve)
Yiddish
1 entries- טוץ noun (twelve)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
We bought the goods at $3 a dozen.
Source: tatoeba (23173)
How many dozen pencils do you have?
Source: tatoeba (25764)
I bought a dozen pencils today.
Source: tatoeba (25765)
Showing 4 of 20 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "dozen"?
Closest matches include many, twelve, 12, 12, a lot of.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "dozen"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.