Dahn

[daːn]

/[daːn]/ name

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The verdict

“Dahn” is uncommon German (frequency #66,110 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,110
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-dahn · Dahn · German

Dahn · rank #66,110 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,110
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dankenswerter…

Nearest frequency peer: dankenswerterweise (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Dahn“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Dahn“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dahn
PropertyValue
HeadwordDahn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[daːn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#66,110
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dahn“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Dahnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „dankenswerterweise“ (#66,111), „darbieten“ (#66,112), „dargebracht“ (#66,113). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dahn“ bei #66,110. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dahn is uncommon German at frequency #66,110 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [daːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Dahn in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Dahn, spelled D-A-H-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Dahn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dahn liegt in Deutschlands Südwesten.

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dahn"?
"Dahn" is spelled D-A-H-N. The IPA pronunciation is [daːn].
What does "Dahn" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dahn" means: eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Dahn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dahn" is [daːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dahn" come from?
"Dahn" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dahn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bend#66,036Baht#66,018Azad#66,014Ales#65,959

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list