# dawn vs dorn

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### dawn
*noun · IPA [dɔːn] · frequency rank #13,572*
Morgengrauen, Tagesanbruch

### dorn
*noun · IPA [ˈdɔrn] · frequency rank #12,693*
Hand

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dawn-vs-dorn