Dörfer

[ˈdœʁfɐ]

/[ˈdœʁfɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dörfer” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,033. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,033
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Dorf

Corpus desk

Index DE-dorfer · Dörfer · German

Dörfer · rank #7,033 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,033
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dummen

Nearest frequency peer: dummen (-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 „Dörfer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Dörfer“ 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).

Dörfer vs dörr
50% similar
Dörfer vs dürfe
50% similar
Dörfer vs Dover
50% similar

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

Key facts for Dörfer
PropertyValue
HeadwordDörfer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdœʁfɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,033
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Dörfer“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Dörferliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „dummen“ (#7,032), „eignen“ (#7,034), „doku“ (#7,031). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dörfer“ bei #7,033. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Dörfer (IPA [ˈdœʁfɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,033 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dörfer, with forms such as "ddörfer", "dröfer", and "döfrer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "dörr", "dürfe", "Dover", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Dörfer, spelled D-Ö-R-F-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Dorf
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Dorf
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Dorf

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddörfer
  • dröfer
  • döfrer
  • dörefr
  • dörferr
  • dörffer
  • dörfre
  • dörrfer
  • ödrfer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dörfer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddörfer1dröfer2döfrer2dörefr2dörferr1dörffer1dörfre2dörrfer1
Edit distance from "Dörfer"

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 "Dörfer"?
"Dörfer" is spelled D-Ö-R-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdœʁfɐ].
What does "Dörfer" mean?
As a noun, "Dörfer" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Dorf
What words are commonly confused with "Dörfer"?
"Dörfer" is commonly confused with "dörr", "dürfe", "Dover". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dörfer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dörfer" is [ˈdœʁfɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dörfer" come from?
"Dörfer" 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 "Dörfer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

dummen#7,032eignen#7,034Christ#7,025brutal#7,022

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Einkauf9 variantsFrance9 variantsJustin9 variantsklappen9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list