doofer

[ˈdoːfɐ]

/[ˈdoːfɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“doofer” is uncommon German (frequency #68,138 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,138
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs doof

Corpus desk

Index DE-doofer · doofer · German

doofer · rank #68,138 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,138
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Donnerstagnac…

Nearest frequency peer: Donnerstagnachmittag (-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 „doofer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for doofer
PropertyValue
Headworddoofer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdoːfɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#68,138
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „doofer“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Donnerstagnachmittag“ (#68,137), „diploma“ (#68,136), „Dingens“ (#68,135). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „doofer“ bei #68,138. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

doofer is uncommon German at frequency #68,138 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdoːfɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for doofer in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is doofer, spelled D-O-O-F-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs doof
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs doof
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs doof
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs doof
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs doof

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 "doofer"?
"doofer" is spelled D-O-O-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdoːfɐ].
What does "doofer" mean?
As an adjective, "doofer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs doof
How do you pronounce "doofer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "doofer" is [ˈdoːfɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "doofer" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

denial#68,126ebnete#68,153Davide#68,122either#68,169

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list