doujin

/ˈdoʊd͡ʒɪn/

//ˈdoʊd͡ʒɪn// noun

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"doujin" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“doujin” is uncommon English (frequency #89,308 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,308
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A product produced and sold independently of corporations (in Japan); an indie work.

Corpus desk

Index EN-doujin · doujin · English

doujin · rank #89,308 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,308
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH downdraft

Nearest frequency peer: downdraft (+2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “doujin”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “doujin” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for doujin
PropertyValue
Headworddoujin
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdoʊd͡ʒɪn/
Letters6
Frequency rank#89,308
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “doujin” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).doujinfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “downdraft” (#89,310), “downwardly” (#89,311), “dreamily” (#89,312). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “doujin” is #89,308. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

doujin is uncommon English at frequency #89,308 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdoʊd͡ʒɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for doujin in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese 同人 (dōjin, “colleague, people with similar interests”, literally “same people”). The correct English form is doujin, spelled D-O-U-J-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A product produced and sold independently of corporations (in Japan); an indie work.
  2. 2
    Clipping of doujinshi (“a Japanese amateur comic book; a self-published manga”).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Thus, roughly a third of all circles in Comic Market participate for the purpose of creating doujin without the goal of transitioning to commercial publications.
  2. There are creators who really make money and earn living from doujin, but those who can do so, are minority.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 同人 (dōjin, “colleague, people with similar interests”, literally “same people”).

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "doujin"?
"doujin" is spelled D-O-U-J-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdoʊd͡ʒɪn/.
What does "doujin" mean?
As a noun, "doujin" means: A product produced and sold independently of corporations (in Japan); an indie work.
How do you pronounce "doujin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "doujin" is /ˈdoʊd͡ʒɪn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "doujin"?
Borrowed from Japanese 同人 (dōjin, “colleague, people with similar interests”, literally “same people”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

disses#89,301Diemen#89,295Devdas#89,291Deeley#89,280

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list