Dornhai
[ˈdɔʁnˌhaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Dornhai” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hai mit schlankem, langgestrecktem Körper und spitzer Schnauze sowie mit einem spitzen Dorn vor jeder seiner beiden Rückenflossen
Corpus desk
Index DE-dornhai · Dornhai · German
Dornhai · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dornhai |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɔʁnˌhaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dornhai“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dornhai is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɔʁnˌhaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Dornhai, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Dornhai, spelled D-O-R-N-H-A-I.
Definition
- 1Hai mit schlankem, langgestrecktem Körper und spitzer Schnauze sowie mit einem spitzen Dorn vor jeder seiner beiden Rückenflossen
- 2weltweit in den Ozeanen beheimatete Familie der Haie, die sich durch das Fehlen der Afterflosse und einem Dorn vor jeder der beiden Rückenflossen auszeichnet
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.