Doberan

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The verdict

“Doberan” is uncommon German (frequency #76,678 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,678
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bad Doberan; eine Stadt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-doberan · Doberan · German

Doberan · rank #76,678 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,678
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dita

Nearest frequency peer: dita (-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 „Doberan“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Doberan
PropertyValue
HeadwordDoberan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#76,678
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Doberan“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Doberanfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „dita“ (#76,677), „Dosierungen“ (#76,679), „Distrikten“ (#76,676). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Doberan“ bei #76,678. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Doberan is uncommon German at frequency #76,678 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bad Doberan; eine Stadt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland".

Doberan has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Doberan, spelled D-O-B-E-R-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bad Doberan; eine Stadt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Doberan liegt in Deutschlands Nordosten.

Synonyms

Bad Doberan

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 "Doberan"?
"Doberan" is spelled D-O-B-E-R-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Doberan" mean?
As a proper noun, "Doberan" means: Bad Doberan; eine Stadt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Doberan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Doberan" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Doberan" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Disteln#76,675eiligen#76,695Einzahl#76,703cruisen#76,652

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list