Dallas

[ˈdæləs]

/[ˈdæləs]/ name

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The verdict

“Dallas” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,206. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,206
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Texas

Corpus desk

Index DE-dallas · Dallas · German

Dallas · rank #11,206 · 7 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,206
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cs

Nearest frequency peer: Cs (-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 „Dallas“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Dallas“ 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).

Dallas vs della
50% similar
Dallas vs Dollar
67% similar
Dallas vs Dollars
71% similar

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

Key facts for Dallas
PropertyValue
HeadwordDallas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈdæləs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,206
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Dallas“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Cs“ (#11,205), „death“ (#11,207), „Cousine“ (#11,204). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dallas“ bei #11,206. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Dallas (IPA [ˈdæləs]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #11,206 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Texas".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dallas, with forms such as "adllas", "dalals", and "dalas". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "della", "Dollar", "Dollars", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Dallas, spelled D-A-L-L-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Texas

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ihre Großeltern leben in Dallas.

This word in other languages

Dallas(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adllas
  • dalals
  • dalas
  • dallass
  • dallsa
  • ddallas
  • dlalas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dallas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

adllas2dalals2dalas1dallass1dallsa2ddallas1dlalas2
Edit distance from "Dallas"

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 "Dallas"?
"Dallas" is spelled D-A-L-L-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdæləs].
What does "Dallas" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dallas" means: Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Texas
What words are commonly confused with "Dallas"?
"Dallas" is commonly confused with "della", "Dollar", "Dollars". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dallas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dallas" is [ˈdæləs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dallas" come from?
"Dallas" is a German 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 German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

brecht#11,199blauer#11,197Balkan#11,179Flüsse#11,233

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

death7 variantscolin7 variantschief7 variantsDroge7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list