Dirnen

[ˈdɪʁnən]

/[ˈdɪʁnən]/ noun

The verdict

“Dirnen” is uncommon German (frequency #82,661 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,661
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Dirn

Corpus desk

Index DE-dirnen · Dirnen · German

Dirnen · rank #82,661 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,661
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH differences

Nearest frequency peer: differences (-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 „Dirnen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dirnen
PropertyValue
HeadwordDirnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdɪʁnən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#82,661
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dirnen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „differences“ (#82,660), „dish“ (#82,662), „Diskuswurf“ (#82,663). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dirnen“ bei #82,661. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dirnen is uncommon German at frequency #82,661 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɪʁnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Dirnen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Dirnen, spelled D-I-R-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Dirn
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Dirn
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Dirn
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Dirn

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 "Dirnen"?
"Dirnen" is spelled D-I-R-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɪʁnən].
What does "Dirnen" mean?
As a noun, "Dirnen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Dirn
How do you pronounce "Dirnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dirnen" is [ˈdɪʁnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dirnen" come from?
"Dirnen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list