Düsseldorf

[d̪usel̪ˈd̪oɾf]

/[d̪usel̪ˈd̪oɾf]/ name

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The verdict

“Düsseldorf” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #57,718 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#57,718
frequency rank, Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Capital de Renania del Norte-Westfalia, Alemania.

Key facts for Düsseldorf
PropertyValue
HeadwordDüsseldorf
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[d̪usel̪ˈd̪oɾf]
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,718
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Düsseldorf” sits in Spanish frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Düsseldorf is 10 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪usel̪ˈd̪oɾf]. Corpus data places it at rank #57,718 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Capital de Renania del Norte-Westfalia, Alemania.".

Düsseldorf doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is Düsseldorf, spelled D-Ü-S-S-E-L-D-O-R-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capital de Renania del Norte-Westfalia, Alemania.

This word in other languages

Düsseldorf(English)Düsseldorf(Deutsch)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Düsseldorf"?
"Düsseldorf" is spelled D-Ü-S-S-E-L-D-O-R-F. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪usel̪ˈd̪oɾf].
What does "Düsseldorf" mean?
As a proper noun, "Düsseldorf" means: Capital de Renania del Norte-Westfalia, Alemania.
How do you pronounce "Düsseldorf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Düsseldorf" is [d̪usel̪ˈd̪oɾf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Düsseldorf" come from?
"Düsseldorf" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Düsseldorf”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-Ü-S-S-E-L-D-O-R-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪usel̪ˈd̪oɾf] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list