Dorfs

[dɔʁfs]

/[dɔʁfs]/ noun

The verdict

“Dorfs” is uncommon German (frequency #63,234 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,234
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-dorfs · Dorfs · German

Dorfs · rank #63,234 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,234
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dreizehnte

Nearest frequency peer: dreizehnte (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Dorfs“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Dorfs“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dorfs
PropertyValue
HeadwordDorfs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dɔʁfs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#63,234
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dorfs“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Dorfsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „dreizehnte“ (#63,235), „dimensioniert“ (#63,232), „diktatorischen“ (#63,231). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dorfs“ bei #63,234. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dorfs is uncommon German at frequency #63,234 among 2,764 “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

  1. 1
    Genitiv 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dorfs"?
"Dorfs" is spelled D-O-R-F-S. The IPA pronunciation is [dɔʁfs].
What does "Dorfs" mean?
As a noun, "Dorfs" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Dorf
How do you pronounce "Dorfs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dorfs" is [dɔʁfs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dorfs" come from?
"Dorfs" 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 "Dorfs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list