damalig
[ˈdaːˌmaːlɪç]
The verdict
“damalig” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit vorhanden oder stattgefunden
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | damalig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈdaːˌmaːlɪç] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “damalig” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for damalig is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdaːˌmaːlɪç]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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.
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Using “damalig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-A-M-A-L-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdaːˌmaːlɪç] (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.