daube

[dɔb]

/[dɔb]/ noun

The verdict

“daube” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schmoren

Corpus desk

Index DE-daube · daube · German

daube · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for daube
PropertyValue
Headworddaube
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dɔb]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „daube“ im Deutschen

daubeschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

daube is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [dɔb]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schmoren".

daube has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is daube, spelled D-A-U-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schmoren

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "daube"?
"daube" is spelled D-A-U-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [dɔb].
What does "daube" mean?
As a noun, "daube" means: Schmoren
How do you pronounce "daube"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "daube" is [dɔb]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "daube" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list