Donner

/[ˈdɔnɐ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,332

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Donner is aGermannoun. It means: ein krachendes, mahlendes, grollendes oder rollendes Geräusch, das von einem Blitz während eines Gewitters erzeugt wird Pronounced [ˈdɔnɐ]. Often confused with dünne and Dover.

Key facts for Donner
PropertyValue
HeadwordDonner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdɔnɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,332
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Donner is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdɔnɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,332 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Donner, with forms such as "ddonner", "dnoner", and "donenr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dünne", "Dover", "Dörfer", 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 Donner, spelled D-O-N-N-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein krachendes, mahlendes, grollendes oder rollendes Geräusch, das von einem Blitz während eines Gewitters erzeugt wird
  2. 2
    der germanische Gott Donar / Thor

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddonner,dnoner,donenr,doner,donnerr,donnre,odnner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Donner

Misspelling Variants of "Donner"

ddonner7dnoner6donenr6doner5donnerr7donnre6odnner6
Misspelling Variants of "Donner"

Frequency rank: #15,332 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Donner"?
"Donner" is spelled D-O-N-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɔnɐ].
What does "Donner" mean?
As a noun, "Donner" means: ein krachendes, mahlendes, grollendes oder rollendes Geräusch, das von einem Blitz während eines Gewitters erzeugt wird
What words are commonly confused with "Donner"?
"Donner" is commonly confused with "dünne", "Dover", "Dörfer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Donner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Donner" is [ˈdɔnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Donner" come from?
"Donner" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter D in our German index:

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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.