Darfur

[daʁˈfuːɐ̯]

/[daʁˈfuːɐ̯]/ name

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The verdict

“Darfur” is uncommon German (frequency #65,097 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,097
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Region im Westen des Sudan

Corpus desk

Index DE-darfur · Darfur · German

Darfur · rank #65,097 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,097
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dankbaren

Nearest frequency peer: dankbaren (-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 „Darfur“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Darfur
PropertyValue
HeadwordDarfur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[daʁˈfuːɐ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#65,097
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Darfur“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Darfurfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „dankbaren“ (#65,096), „Darmflora“ (#65,098), „dagelassen“ (#65,095). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Darfur“ bei #65,097. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Darfur is uncommon German at frequency #65,097 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [daʁˈfuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Region im Westen des Sudan".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Darfur, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Darfur, spelled D-A-R-F-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Region im Westen des Sudan

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In anderen Fällen stufte man ethnische Säuberungen als Kriegsverbrechen ein, auch wenn kein rechtliches Verfahren eingeleitet wurde (das gilt z.B. für das Vorgehen der sudanesischen Regierung in Darfur).“
  2. „Bei meinem Dad das Gleiche: Warum sonst versucht er immer mehr dankbare Kinder an entsetzlichen Orten wie Darfur oder Baton Rouge aufzulesen?“

This word in other languages

Darfur(English)Darfour(Français)

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 "Darfur"?
"Darfur" is spelled D-A-R-F-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [daʁˈfuːɐ̯].
What does "Darfur" mean?
As a proper noun, "Darfur" means: Region im Westen des Sudan
How do you pronounce "Darfur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Darfur" is [daʁˈfuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Darfur" come from?
"Darfur" 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 "Darfur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Collie#65,085Calder#65,079Bursch#65,072Bommel#65,056

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list