Dorf
German, noun/dɔrf/
Dorf is spelled D-O-R-F (4 letters) and appears 55 times per million words in written German, the 1,550th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dorf is a German neuter noun meaning “village (rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleine Siedlung, ländlicher Wohnort”.
What does Dorf mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutervillage (rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town)
- 2
neuterbackwater (remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleine Siedlung, ländlicher Wohnort 2. die gesamte Einwohnerschaft eines Dorfes
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Dorf
- Dorfes genitive
- Dorfs genitive
- Dörfer plural
- Dörfchen diminutive neuter
- Dörflein diminutive neuter
- Dorfe dative singular
- Dörfern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Dorf?
- /dɔrf/
- [dɔʁf]
- [dɔrf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Dorf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Dorf in German?
Dorf appears 55 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).