dana

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The verdict

“dana” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,672. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,672
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einem Gegenstand oder Prozess eine Form oder ein Konzept geben

Corpus desk

Index DE-dana · dana · German

dana · rank #16,672 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,672
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH coup

Nearest frequency peer: coup (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „dana“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „dana“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

dana vs das
50% similar
dana vs den
50% similar
dana vs dar
50% similar

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

Key facts for dana
PropertyValue
Headworddana
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#16,672
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dana“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).danaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „coup“ (#16,671), „darauffolgenden“ (#16,673), „cooles“ (#16,670). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dana“ bei #16,672. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around dana (IPA […]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,672 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "einem Gegenstand oder Prozess eine Form oder ein Konzept geben".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for dana, with forms such as "adna", "daan", and "danna". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "das", "den", "dar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is dana, spelled D-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    einem Gegenstand oder Prozess eine Form oder ein Konzept geben

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how dana appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Alla dessa ofvannämda Former kunna vara danade jemt, eller nära regelbundet, och ojemt, groft och klumpigt. (1815)

Synonyms

designaformaformgegestaltautforma

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adna
  • daan
  • danna
  • ddana
  • dnaa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dana - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

adna2daan2danna1ddana1dnaa2
Edit distance from "dana"

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 "dana"?
"dana" is spelled D-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "dana" mean?
As a verb, "dana" means: einem Gegenstand oder Prozess eine Form oder ein Konzept geben
What words are commonly confused with "dana"?
"dana" is commonly confused with "das", "den", "dar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dana" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dana" come from?
"dana" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dana", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

coup#16,671casa#16,664Cape#16,663fürn#16,708

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Arne5 variantsZeus5 variantsHöfe5 variantsterra5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list