door

[dɔː]

/[dɔː]/ noun

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The verdict

“door” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #25,962) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#25,962
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tür

Corpus desk

Index DE-door · door · German

door · rank #25,962 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,962
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Donnerstagabe…

Nearest frequency peer: Donnerstagabend (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „door“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „door“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

door vs duo
50% similar
door vs Dur
25% similar
door vs dos
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for door
PropertyValue
Headworddoor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dɔː]
Letters4
Frequency rank#25,962
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „door“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).doorliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Donnerstagabend“ (#25,961), „Dornen“ (#25,963), „Dollars“ (#25,960). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „door“ bei #25,962. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for door is neighbouring look-alikes ("duo", "Dur", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [dɔː]. Frequency #25,962 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Gloss: "Tür".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for door, with forms such as "ddoor", "doorr", and "odor". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "duo", "Dur", "dos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is door, spelled D-O-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tür

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Open the door!

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddoor
  • doorr
  • odor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of door - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddoor1doorr1odor2
Edit distance from "door"

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 "door"?
"door" is spelled D-O-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [dɔː].
What does "door" mean?
As a noun, "door" means: Tür
What words are commonly confused with "door"?
"door" is commonly confused with "duo", "Dur", "dos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "door"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "door" is [dɔː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "door" come from?
"door" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

disc#25,955bien#25,924arms#25,891guys#26,041

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list