Dorfzentrum

[ˈdɔʁfˌt͡sɛntʁʊm]

/[ˈdɔʁfˌt͡sɛntʁʊm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dorfzentrum” is uncommon German (frequency #85,135 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,135
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zentral gelegener Teil eines Dorfs

Corpus desk

Index DE-dorfzentrum · Dorfzentrum · German

Dorfzentrum · rank #85,135 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,135
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Drehtür

Nearest frequency peer: Drehtür (+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 „Dorfzentrum“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dorfzentrum
PropertyValue
HeadwordDorfzentrum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdɔʁfˌt͡sɛntʁʊm]
Letters11
Frequency rank#85,135
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dorfzentrum“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Dorfzentrumfällt 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: „Drehtür“ (#85,136), „doomsday“ (#85,133), „dreiköpfige“ (#85,137). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dorfzentrum“ bei #85,135. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dorfzentrum is uncommon German at frequency #85,135 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɔʁfˌt͡sɛntʁʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zentral gelegener Teil eines Dorfs".

Zero misspellings are on record for Dorfzentrum in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Dorfzentrum, spelled D-O-R-F-Z-E-N-T-R-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    zentral gelegener Teil eines Dorfs

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Als sie im Dorfzentrum ankamen, stiegen sie von ihren Quads und schauten sich um.“

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 "Dorfzentrum"?
"Dorfzentrum" is spelled D-O-R-F-Z-E-N-T-R-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɔʁfˌt͡sɛntʁʊm].
What does "Dorfzentrum" mean?
As a noun, "Dorfzentrum" means: zentral gelegener Teil eines Dorfs
How do you pronounce "Dorfzentrum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dorfzentrum" is [ˈdɔʁfˌt͡sɛntʁʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dorfzentrum" come from?
"Dorfzentrum" 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 "Dorfzentrum", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dreiköpfige#85,137Doktorvater#85,131Drogenszene#85,139entstammten#85,184

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list