damals
[ˈdaːmaːls]
The verdict
“damals” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #439 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #439
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - referenziert einen zurückliegenden Zeitpunkt oder eine zurückliegende Zeitspanne
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | damals |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈdaːmaːls] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #439 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “damals” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for damals is 6 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdaːmaːls]. Corpus data places it at rank #439 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "referenziert einen zurückliegenden Zeitpunkt oder eine zurückliegende Zeitspanne".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for damals, with forms such as "admals", "daamls", and "damalls". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Deals", "Dumas", "daraus", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is damals, spelled D-A-M-A-L-S.
Definition
- 1referenziert einen zurückliegenden Zeitpunkt oder eine zurückliegende Zeitspanne
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: admals,daamls,damalls,damalss,damasl,damlas,dammals,ddamals,dmaals
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of damals - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “damals”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-A-M-A-L-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdaːmaːls] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Deals” - see the side-by-side comparison. damals vs Deals
- 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.