Dachs
[daks]
The verdict
“Dachs” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #27,671 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #27,671
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Säugetier mit grauem Fell und markanter weiß-schwarzer Fellzeichnung am Kopf, das in den europäischen Wäldern anzutreffen ist; der Europäische Dachs
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dachs |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [daks] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #27,671 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dachs” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Dachs is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [daks]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,671 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dachs, with forms such as "adchs", "dacchs", and "dachhs". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "das", "dass", "doch", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Dachs, spelled D-A-C-H-S.
Definition
- 1ein Säugetier mit grauem Fell und markanter weiß-schwarzer Fellzeichnung am Kopf, das in den europäischen Wäldern anzutreffen ist; der Europäische Dachs
- 2eine Unterfamilie der Marder, welcher der Dachs [1] angehört
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: adchs,dacchs,dachhs,dachss,dacsh,dahcs,dcahs,ddachs
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dachs - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Dachs”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-A-C-H-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [daks] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “das” - see the side-by-side comparison. Dachs vs das
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German 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.