Düsseldorf

[d̪usel̪ˈd̪oɾf]

/[d̪usel̪ˈd̪oɾf]/ name

The verdict

“Düsseldorf” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,718 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,718
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capital de Renania del Norte-Westfalia, Alemania.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dusseldorf · Düsseldorf · Spanish

Düsseldorf · rank #57,718 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,718
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH déspotas

Nearest frequency peer: déspotas (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Düsseldorf”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Düsseldorf” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Cola larga: rango de “Düsseldorf” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Düsseldorfcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “déspotas” (#57,717), “doubt” (#57,715), “efesios” (#57,721). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “Düsseldorf” va en #57,718. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Düsseldorf is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,718 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [d̪usel̪ˈd̪oɾf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list