dorin

\dɔ.ʁɛ̃\

/\dɔ.ʁɛ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“dorin” is uncommon French (frequency #68,213 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,213
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cépage suisse correspondant au chasselas.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dorin · dorin · French

dorin · rank #68,213 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,213
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH Doriot

Nearest frequency peer: Doriot (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « dorin »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « dorin » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dorin
PropertyValue
Headworddorin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dɔ.ʁɛ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#68,213
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dorin » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).dorintombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Doriot » (#68,214), « dono » (#68,211), « Dourdan » (#68,215). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « dorin » est au #68,213. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dorin is uncommon French at frequency #68,213 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \dɔ.ʁɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for dorin in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 French form is dorin, spelled D-O-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cépage suisse correspondant au chasselas.
  2. 2
    Vin blanc produit dans le canton de Vaud en Suisse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le fendant du Valais et son frère jumeau le dorin du Vaud sont des vins blancs secs, corsés.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dorin"?
"dorin" is spelled D-O-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \dɔ.ʁɛ̃\.
What does "dorin" mean?
As a noun, "dorin" means: Cépage suisse correspondant au chasselas.
How do you pronounce "dorin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dorin" is \dɔ.ʁɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dorin" come from?
"dorin" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list