Dachau

[ˈdaxaʊ̯]

/[ˈdaxaʊ̯]/ name

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The verdict

“Dachau” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,121. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,121
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-dachau · Dachau · German

Dachau · rank #13,121 · 8 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,121
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH crazy

Nearest frequency peer: crazy (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Dachau“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Dachau“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Dachau vs Dachs
67% similar
Dachau vs dachte
50% similar
Dachau vs Dächer
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Dachau
PropertyValue
HeadwordDachau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈdaxaʊ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,121
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Dachau“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Dachauliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „crazy“ (#13,120), „Dekan“ (#13,122), „corps“ (#13,119). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dachau“ bei #13,121. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Dachau (IPA [ˈdaxaʊ̯]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #13,121 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dachau, with forms such as "adchau", "dacahu", and "dacchau". 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. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Dachs", "dachte", "Dächer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Dachau, spelled D-A-C-H-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dachau liegt im Südosten von Deutschland.
  2. „Das Städtchen Dachau, früher seines schönen Lichts wegen Anziehungspunkt für Münchner Maler, ist zu einem Ort geworden, dessen Namen man besser verschweigt: Dort sollen Menschen festgehalten und schwer misshandelt werden.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adchau
  • dacahu
  • dacchau
  • dachhau
  • dachua
  • dahcau
  • dcahau
  • ddachau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dachau - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

adchau2dacahu2dacchau1dachhau1dachua2dahcau2dcahau2ddachau1
Edit distance from "Dachau"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dachau"?
"Dachau" is spelled D-A-C-H-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdaxaʊ̯].
What does "Dachau" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dachau" means: eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Dachau"?
"Dachau" is commonly confused with "Dachs", "dachte", "Dächer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dachau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dachau" is [ˈdaxaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dachau" come from?
"Dachau" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

contra#13,117Drohne#13,125client#13,115blöden#13,110

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

crazy8 variantscorps8 variantsclips8 variantsblond8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list