Dorf
\dɔʁf\
The verdict
“Dorf” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Village.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dorf · Dorf · French
Dorf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dorf |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dɔʁf\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Dorf » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Dorf is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dɔʁf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Dorf has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Dorf, spelled D-O-R-F.
Definition
- 1Village.
- 2L'ensemble des habitants d’un village.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dorf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zu fünf Jahren Verbannung in den Hohen Norden in der Nähe von Archangelsk verurteilt, findet sich der Rotschopf beim Mistschaufeln in einem kleinen Dorf wieder.
Davor hatte sie sich in ein Dorf zurückgezogen, in dem niemand sie kannte und wo sie unter anderem Namen lebte. Sie versteckte sich mit ihrer Scham. Dann aber beschloss sie, dass die Scham die Seite wechseln sollte. Und die Schande. „Sie haben mich auf dem Altar des Lasters geopfert“, sagte Gisèle Pelicot im Prozess.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.