damalige

[ˈdaːˌmaːlɪɡə]

/[ˈdaːˌmaːlɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“damalige” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,574. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,574
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs damalig

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

damalige vs damaligen
89% similar
damalige vs damaliger
89% similar

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

Key facts for damalige
PropertyValue
Headworddamalige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdaːˌmaːlɪɡə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,574
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “damalige” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). damalige lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around damalige (IPA [ˈdaːˌmaːlɪɡə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,574 among 45,632 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for damalige, with forms such as "admalige", "daamlige", and "damailge". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "damaligen", "damaliger", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 damalige, spelled D-A-M-A-L-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs damalig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs damalig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs damalig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs damalig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs damalig
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs damalig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs damalig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs damalig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs damalig
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs damalig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs damalig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • admalige
  • daamlige
  • damailge
  • damalgie
  • damalieg
  • damaligge
  • damallige
  • damlaige
  • dammalige
  • ddamalige
  • dmaalige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

admalige2daamlige2damailge2damalgie2damalieg2damaligge1damallige1damlaige2
Edit distance from "damalige"

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 "damalige"?
"damalige" is spelled D-A-M-A-L-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdaːˌmaːlɪɡə].
What does "damalige" mean?
As an adjective, "damalige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs damalig
What words are commonly confused with "damalige"?
"damalige" is commonly confused with "damaligen", "damaliger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "damalige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "damalige" is [ˈdaːˌmaːlɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "damalige" come from?
"damalige" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “damalige”

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-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdaːˌmaːlɪɡə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “damaligen” - see the side-by-side comparison. damalige vs damaligen
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list