dorthin

/[ˈdɔʁthɪn]/ adv

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,190

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

dorthin is anGermanadv. It means: in/zu eine/einer Richtung Pronounced [ˈdɔʁthɪn]. It ranks #4,190 in German word frequency. Often confused with Doktrin.

Key facts for dorthin
PropertyValue
Headworddorthin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdv
IPA[ˈdɔʁthɪn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,190
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of dorthin in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for dorthin is 7 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdɔʁthɪn]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,190 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "in/zu eine/einer Richtung".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for dorthin, with forms such as "ddorthin", "dorhtin", and "dorrthin". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Doktrin", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is dorthin, spelled D-O-R-T-H-I-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    in/zu eine/einer Richtung

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddorthin,dorhtin,dorrthin,dorthhin,dorthinn,dorthni,dortihn,dortthin,dotrhin,drothin,odrthin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for dorthin

Misspelling Variants of "dorthin"

ddorthin8dorhtin7dorrthin8dorthhin8dorthinn8dorthni7dortihn7dortthin8
Misspelling Variants of "dorthin"

Frequency rank: #4,190 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dorthin"?
"dorthin" is spelled D-O-R-T-H-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɔʁthɪn].
What does "dorthin" mean?
As an adv, "dorthin" means: in/zu eine/einer Richtung
What words are commonly confused with "dorthin"?
"dorthin" is commonly confused with "Doktrin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dorthin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dorthin" is [ˈdɔʁthɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dorthin" come from?
"dorthin" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.