dubios

[duˈbi̯oːs]

/[duˈbi̯oːs]/ adj

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The verdict

“dubios” is uncommon German (frequency #82,671 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,671
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fragwürdig, unter anderem Verdacht auf Illegalität

Corpus desk

Index DE-dubios · dubios · German

dubios · rank #82,671 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,671
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Drittbeste

Nearest frequency peer: Drittbeste (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „dubios“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „dubios“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dubios
PropertyValue
Headworddubios
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[duˈbi̯oːs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#82,671
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dubios“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.dubiosfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Drittbeste“ (#82,670), „Durchblutungsstörungen“ (#82,672), „Dreiteilung“ (#82,669). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dubios“ bei #82,671. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dubios is uncommon German at frequency #82,671 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [duˈbi̯oːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fragwürdig, unter anderem Verdacht auf Illegalität".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dubios, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is dubios, spelled D-U-B-I-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    fragwürdig, unter anderem Verdacht auf Illegalität

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how dubios appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Gestern habe ich schon wieder so eine dubiose Postkarte ohne Absender bekommen.
  2. Mit solchen dubiosen Geschäftemachern würde ich mich nicht einlassen.

Synonyms

fragwürdigzweifelhaftzwielichtigsuspekt

Antonyms

vertrauenswürdigseriös

This word in other languages

dubious(English)douteux(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dubios"?
"dubios" is spelled D-U-B-I-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [duˈbi̯oːs].
What does "dubios" mean?
As an adjective, "dubios" means: fragwürdig, unter anderem Verdacht auf Illegalität
How do you pronounce "dubios"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dubios" is [duˈbi̯oːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dubios" come from?
"dubios" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dubios", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list