dörflich
[ˈdœʁflɪç]
The verdict
“dörflich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu einem Dorf gehörend
Corpus desk
Index DE-dorflich · dörflich · German
dörflich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dörflich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈdœʁflɪç] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dörflich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dörflich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdœʁflɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
dörflich doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is dörflich, spelled D-Ö-R-F-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1zu einem Dorf gehörend
- 2hinsichtlich der wahrzunehmenden Stimmung (Atmosphäre)/der Lebensumstände an einem Ort wie ein Dorf; einem Dorf ähnelnd
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dörflich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der dörfliche Anger lag östlich der Ansiedelung.
„Glöwzin feiert Erntedankfest, eine phantastische Gelegenheit, hautnah dörfliche Gewohnheiten und Gemütlichkeit zu genießen.“
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.