# dor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɔː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #37,895

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **Dr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dor-vs-dr)
- **DS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dor-vs-ds)
- **DT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dor-vs-dt)
- **DP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dor-vs-dp)
- **dw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dor-vs-dw)
- **Dx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dor-vs-dx)
- **DV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dor-vs-dv)
- **dy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dor-vs-dy)
- **DQ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dor-vs-dq)
- **due** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dor-vs-due)
- **dry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dor-vs-dry)
- **DVD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dor-vs-dvd)
- **duo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dor-vs-duo)
- **dot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dor-vs-dot)
- **dug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dor-vs-dug)
- **dye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dor-vs-dye)
- **DOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dor-vs-dos)
- **dub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dor-vs-dub)
- **dow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dor-vs-dow)
- **duh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dor-vs-duh)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dor