dor
/ˈdɔː(ɹ)/noun
dor is spelled D-O-R: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dor means “Any of species Geotrupes stercorarius of large European dung beetles that make a droning noise while flying” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dor is dors.
How many letters and syllables are in dor?
| Letters | 3: D-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dor?
Dor appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dor?
- /ˈdɔː(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with dor?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as dor.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rod, ord, dro.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dor
- dors plural
- dorr
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of species Geotrupes stercorarius of large European dung beetles that make a droning noise while flying.
- 2
Any flying insect which makes a loud humming noise, such as the June bug or a bumblebee.
- 3
obsoleteA trick, joke, or deception.
noun
- 1
Initialism of dance-oriented rock.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense G. sterocorarius:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | géotrupe du fumier |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dor come from?
From Middle English dorre, dore, from Old English dora (“humming insect”), from Proto-West Germanic *dorō, from Proto-Germanic *durô (“bumblebee, humming insect”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-, *dʰreh₁n- (“bee, hornet, drone”). Related to Saterland Frisian Doarne (“hornet”), Middle Low German dorne (“bumblebee”), Middle Dutch dorne (“bumblebee”), Dutch dar (“drone”), Old English drān (“drone”). More at drone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).