Dubrovnik

name

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"dubrovnik" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Dubrovnik” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,614. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,614
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A city and port in southern Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea; formerly, Ragusa.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dubrovnik · Dubrovnik · English

Dubrovnik · rank #42,614 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,614
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH dopey

Nearest frequency peer: dopey (-1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Dubrovnik”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Dubrovnik” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dubrovnik
PropertyValue
HeadwordDubrovnik
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#42,614
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Dubrovnik”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Dubrovniklands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “dopey” (#42,613), “ducky” (#42,615), “dogging” (#42,612). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “Dubrovnik” is #42,614. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Dubrovnik, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #42,614 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A city and port in southern Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea; formerly, Ragusa.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dubrovnik, with forms such as "dburovnik", "ddubrovnik", and "dubbrovnik". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Serbo-Croatian Dùbrōvnīk. The correct English form is Dubrovnik, spelled D-U-B-R-O-V-N-I-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city and port in southern Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea; formerly, Ragusa.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. ‘A week later he took me to Dubrovnik. We didn’t even have a balcony. They say it’s a beautiful city.’

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian Dùbrōvnīk.

This word in other languages

Dubrovnik(Español)Dubrovnik(Français)Dubrovnik(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dburovnik
  • ddubrovnik
  • dubbrovnik
  • duborvnik
  • dubronvik
  • dubrovink
  • dubrovnikk
  • dubrovnki
  • dubrovnnik
  • dubrovvnik
  • dubrrovnik
  • dubrvonik
  • durbovnik
  • udbrovnik

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dubrovnik - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

dburovnik2ddubrovnik1dubbrovnik1duborvnik2dubronvik2dubrovink2dubrovnikk1dubrovnki2
Edit distance from "Dubrovnik"

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 "Dubrovnik"?
"Dubrovnik" is spelled D-U-B-R-O-V-N-I-K.
What does "Dubrovnik" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dubrovnik" means: A city and port in southern Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea; formerly, Ragusa.
What are common misspellings of "Dubrovnik"?
Common misspellings include "dburovnik", "ddubrovnik", "dubbrovnik", "duborvnik", "dubronvik". The correct spelling is "Dubrovnik".
What is the origin of the word "Dubrovnik"?
From Serbo-Croatian Dùbrōvnīk. 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 "Dubrovnik", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

fearlessly14 variantsformalism14 variantsfortuitous14 variantsfranchisee14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list