damalig
[ˈdaːˌmaːlɪç]
The verdict
“damalig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit vorhanden oder stattgefunden
Corpus desk
Index DE-damalig · damalig · German
damalig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | damalig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈdaːˌmaːlɪç] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „damalig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
damalig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdaːˌmaːlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit vorhanden oder stattgefunden".
No generated misspelling entries exist for damalig in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is damalig, spelled D-A-M-A-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit vorhanden oder stattgefunden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how damalig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er hat mit seiner damaligen Frau nicht viel unternommen.
„Sie projizierten Bilder der damaligen Demonstrationen auf Hauswände, dazu liefen die Geräusche des Aufbruchs vom Band.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.