Darwin

/[ˈdaʁvɪn]/ name

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,551

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

Darwin is aGermanname. It means: Hauptstadt der australischen Verwaltungseinheit Nordterritorium Pronounced [ˈdaʁvɪn]. Often confused with drin and dawn.

Key facts for Darwin
PropertyValue
HeadwordDarwin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈdaʁvɪn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,551
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Darwin in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Darwin is 6 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdaʁvɪn]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,551 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Hauptstadt der australischen Verwaltungseinheit Nordterritorium".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Darwin, with forms such as "adrwin", "dariwn", and "darrwin". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "drin", "dawn", "drein", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Darwin, spelled D-A-R-W-I-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt der australischen Verwaltungseinheit Nordterritorium

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: adrwin,dariwn,darrwin,darwinn,darwni,darwwin,dawrin,ddarwin,drawin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Darwin

Misspelling Variants of "Darwin"

adrwin6dariwn6darrwin7darwinn7darwni6darwwin7dawrin6ddarwin7
Misspelling Variants of "Darwin"

Frequency rank: #17,551 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Darwin"?
"Darwin" is spelled D-A-R-W-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdaʁvɪn].
What does "Darwin" mean?
As a name, "Darwin" means: Hauptstadt der australischen Verwaltungseinheit Nordterritorium
What words are commonly confused with "Darwin"?
"Darwin" is commonly confused with "drin", "dawn", "drein". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Darwin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Darwin" is [ˈdaʁvɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Darwin" come from?
"Darwin" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.