Dorsum
[ˈdɔʁzʊm]
The verdict
“Dorsum” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rücken
Corpus desk
Index DE-dorsum · Dorsum · German
Dorsum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Dorsum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɔʁzʊm] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dorsum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dorsum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɔʁzʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Dorsum in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Dorsum, spelled D-O-R-S-U-M.
Definition
- 1Rücken
- 2der mittlere Teil der Zunge
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Dorsum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit dem Dorsum werden im Deutschen z.B. die Konsonanten [j, ç, x, g, k, ŋ] gebildet.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.