Döbling

[ˈdøːblɪŋ]

/[ˈdøːblɪŋ]/ name

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The verdict

“Döbling” is uncommon German (frequency #72,321 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,321
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - neunzehnter Bezirk der österreichischen Bundeshauptstadt Wien

Corpus desk

Index DE-dobling · Döbling · German

Döbling · rank #72,321 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,321
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dünnere

Nearest frequency peer: dünnere (+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 „Döbling“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Döbling
PropertyValue
HeadwordDöbling
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈdøːblɪŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,321
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Döbling“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „dünnere“ (#72,322), „durchsehen“ (#72,319), „Ebe“ (#72,323). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Döbling“ bei #72,321. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Döbling is uncommon German at frequency #72,321 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈdøːblɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "neunzehnter Bezirk der österreichischen Bundeshauptstadt Wien".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Döbling, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Döbling, spelled D-Ö-B-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    neunzehnter Bezirk der österreichischen Bundeshauptstadt Wien

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Döbling wurde 1892 aus den ehemaligen Wiener Vororten Unterdöbling, Oberdöbling, Grinzing, Heiligenstadt, Nußdorf, Josefsdorf, Sievering und dem Kahlenbergerdorf gebildet.
  2. Dem vor einem Jahr verstorbenen Entertainer Peter Alexander wurde gleich ein ganzer Platz in seinem Heimatbezirk Döbling gewidmet.

Synonyms

BezirkGemeindebezirkWienerGemeindebezirkWienNeunzehnte

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 "Döbling"?
"Döbling" is spelled D-Ö-B-L-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdøːblɪŋ].
What does "Döbling" mean?
As a proper noun, "Döbling" means: neunzehnter Bezirk der österreichischen Bundeshauptstadt Wien
How do you pronounce "Döbling"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Döbling" is [ˈdøːblɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Döbling" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

dünnere#72,322ehrbare#72,326drittem#72,314domaine#72,305

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list