Dörfchen

[ˈdœʁfçən]

/[ˈdœʁfçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dörfchen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,600. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,600
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-dorfchen · Dörfchen · German

Dörfchen · rank #49,600 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,600
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dusch

Nearest frequency peer: dusch (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Dörfchen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Dörfchen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Dörfchen vs Dorfen
63% similar
Dörfchen vs Drachen
75% similar
Dörfchen vs dörflichen
70% similar

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

Key facts for Dörfchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordDörfchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdœʁfçən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#49,600
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Dörfchen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Dörfchenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „dusch“ (#49,599), „eating“ (#49,601), „durchzugehen“ (#49,598). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dörfchen“ bei #49,600. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Dörfchen (IPA [ˈdœʁfçən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,600 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "kleines Dorf".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dörfchen, with forms such as "ddörfchen", "dröfchen", and "döfrchen". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Dorfen", "Drachen", "dörflichen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Dörfchen, spelled D-Ö-R-F-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleines Dorf

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir haben in einem urigen Dörfchen Ferien gemacht.
  2. „Das Dörfchen ist von Feldern umgeben.“

This word in other languages

hamlet(English)caserío(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddörfchen
  • dröfchen
  • döfrchen
  • dörcfhen
  • dörfcchen
  • dörfcehn
  • dörfchenn
  • dörfchhen
  • dörfchne
  • dörffchen
  • dörfhcen
  • dörrfchen
  • ödrfchen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dörfchen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddörfchen1dröfchen2döfrchen2dörcfhen2dörfcchen1dörfcehn2dörfchenn1dörfchhen1
Edit distance from "Dörfchen"

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 "Dörfchen"?
"Dörfchen" is spelled D-Ö-R-F-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdœʁfçən].
What does "Dörfchen" mean?
As a noun, "Dörfchen" means: kleines Dorf
What words are commonly confused with "Dörfchen"?
"Dörfchen" is commonly confused with "Dorfen", "Drachen", "dörflichen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dörfchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dörfchen" is [ˈdœʁfçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dörfchen" come from?
"Dörfchen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list