Dornbirn
[ˈdɔʁnˌbɪʁn]
The verdict
“Dornbirn” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,003. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #31,003
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bevölkerungsreichste Stadt im österreichischen Bundesland Vorarlberg
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dornbirn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɔʁnˌbɪʁn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #31,003 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dornbirn” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Dornbirn (IPA [ˈdɔʁnˌbɪʁn]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #31,003 among 45,632 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dornbirn, with forms such as "ddornbirn", "donrbirn", and "dorbnirn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Dornbirn, spelled D-O-R-N-B-I-R-N.
Definition
- 1bevölkerungsreichste Stadt im österreichischen Bundesland Vorarlberg
- 2Verwaltungsbezirk des österreichischen Bundeslandes Vorarlberg.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddornbirn
- donrbirn
- dorbnirn
- dornbbirn
- dornbinr
- dornbirnn
- dornbirrn
- dornbrin
- dornibrn
- dornnbirn
- dorrnbirn
- dronbirn
- odrnbirn
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dornbirn - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Dornbirn”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-O-R-N-B-I-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdɔʁnˌbɪʁn] (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.