Dorfs
[dɔʁfs]
The verdict
“Dorfs” is uncommon German (frequency #63,234 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,234
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Dorf
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dorfs |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [dɔʁfs] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #63,234 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dorfs” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Dorfs is uncommon German at frequency #63,234 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [dɔʁfs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Dorf".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Dorfs, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Dorfs, spelled D-O-R-F-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Dorf
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.
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Using “Dorfs”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-O-R-F-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [dɔʁfs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.