dwarf

[dwɔːf]

/[dwɔːf]/ adj

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The verdict

“dwarf” is uncommon German (frequency #88,833 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,833
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleinwüchsig, zwergwüchsig

Corpus desk

Index DE-dwarf · dwarf · German

dwarf · rank #88,833 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,833
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH durchmischt

Nearest frequency peer: durchmischt (-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 „dwarf“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dwarf
PropertyValue
Headworddwarf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[dwɔːf]
Letters5
Frequency rank#88,833
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dwarf“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).dwarffällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „durchmischt“ (#88,832), „Dynamos“ (#88,834), „durchbrachen“ (#88,831). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dwarf“ bei #88,833. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dwarf is uncommon German at frequency #88,833 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [dwɔːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleinwüchsig, zwergwüchsig".

dwarf doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 dwarf, spelled D-W-A-R-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleinwüchsig, zwergwüchsig

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The dwarfest variety of kidney beans.

Synonyms

dwarfishsmallshort

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 "dwarf"?
"dwarf" is spelled D-W-A-R-F. The IPA pronunciation is [dwɔːf].
What does "dwarf" mean?
As an adjective, "dwarf" means: kleinwüchsig, zwergwüchsig
How do you pronounce "dwarf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dwarf" is [dwɔːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dwarf" come from?
"dwarf" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

drölf#88,828Dohna#88,819Diwan#88,816buona#88,746

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list