doofes

[ˈdoːfəs]

/[ˈdoːfəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“doofes” is uncommon German (frequency #70,162 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,162
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-doofes · doofes · German

doofes · rank #70,162 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,162
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Donautal

Nearest frequency peer: Donautal (-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 „doofes“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for doofes
PropertyValue
Headworddoofes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdoːfəs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#70,162
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „doofes“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Donautal“ (#70,161), „dou“ (#70,163), „Domkapitels“ (#70,160). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „doofes“ bei #70,162. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

doofes is uncommon German at frequency #70,162 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdoːfəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for doofes in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is doofes, spelled D-O-O-F-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs doof
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs doof
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs doof
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination 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 "doofes"?
"doofes" is spelled D-O-O-F-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdoːfəs].
What does "doofes" mean?
As an adjective, "doofes" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs doof
How do you pronounce "doofes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "doofes" is [ˈdoːfəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "doofes" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ducken#70,169Denner#70,149collar#70,134Brotes#70,106

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list