damage
[ˈdæmɪdʒ]
The verdict
“damage” is an uncommon German word, ranked #52,013 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #52,013
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Schaden, Beschädigung
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | damage |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdæmɪdʒ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #52,013 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “damage” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for damage is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdæmɪdʒ]. Corpus data places it at rank #52,013 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for damage in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 damage, spelled D-A-M-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Schaden, Beschädigung
- 2Nachteil, Verlust
- 3Schadensersatz (nur Mehrzahl!)
- 4Kosten
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 “damage”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-A-M-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdæmɪdʒ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.