Dorn
German, noun/dɔʁn/
Dorn is spelled D-O-R-N (4 letters) and appears 4.8 times per million words in written German, the 12,686th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dorn is a German masculine noun meaning “thorn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein stechendes Gebilde an einer Pflanze, das an der Stelle eines Organs sitzt”.
What does Dorn mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethorn
Ein Kaktus hat keine Stacheln, sondern Dornen, während eine Rose keine Dornen, sondern Stacheln hat.
- 2
masculineclipping of Dornbusch (“thornbush”)
- 3
masculinebolt
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein stechendes Gebilde an einer Pflanze, das an der Stelle eines Organs sitzt 2. ein Werkzeug, das aus einem spitz zulaufenden Rundstahl besteht 3. undurchdringliches, mit stechenden Pflanzen bewehrtes Gestrüpp 4. etwas Schmerzliches, Unerträgliches, Widerwärtiges
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Dorn
- Dornes genitive
- Dorns genitive
- Dornen plural
- Dörner colloquial plural
- Dorne jargon plural
- Dörnchen diminutive neuter
- Dörnlein diminutive neuter
- Dörnern colloquial dative definite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Dorn?
- /dɔʁn/
- [dɔʁn]
- [dɔɐ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Dorn
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Dorn in German?
Dorn appears 4.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).