Dubaï
[du.baj]
The verdict
“Dubaï” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Stadt Dubai
Corpus desk
Index DE-dubai · Dubaï · German
Dubaï · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | Dubaï |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [du.baj] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dubaï“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dubaï is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [du.baj]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Dubaï, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Dubaï, spelled D-U-B-A-Ï.
Definition
- 1die Stadt Dubai
- 2das Emirat Dubai
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.