Dao

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The verdict

“Dao” is uncommon German (frequency #54,434 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,434
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grundprinzip der chinesischen Philosophie und Religion des Taoismus, oft mit „Weg“ übersetzt

Corpus desk

Index DE-dao · Dao · German

Dao · rank #54,434 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,434
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cäcilia

Nearest frequency peer: Cäcilia (-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 „Dao“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dao
PropertyValue
HeadwordDao
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters3
Frequency rank#54,434
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dao“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Daofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Cäcilia“ (#54,433), „Datensammlung“ (#54,435), „Couscous“ (#54,432). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dao“ bei #54,434. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dao is uncommon German at frequency #54,434 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grundprinzip der chinesischen Philosophie und Religion des Taoismus, oft mit „Weg“ übersetzt".

Dao doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Dao, spelled D-A-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grundprinzip der chinesischen Philosophie und Religion des Taoismus, oft mit „Weg“ übersetzt

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 "Dao"?
"Dao" is spelled D-A-O. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Dao" mean?
As a noun, "Dao" means: Grundprinzip der chinesischen Philosophie und Religion des Taoismus, oft mit „Weg“ übersetzt
How do you pronounce "Dao"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dao" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dao" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

EBA#54,457BMF#54,397els#54,481Fug#54,537

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list