Dänisch

/[ˈdɛːnɪʃ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,833

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Dänisch is aGermannoun. It means: die Landessprache von Dänemark Pronounced [ˈdɛːnɪʃ]. Often confused with Dänische and Dänischen.

Key facts for Dänisch
PropertyValue
HeadwordDänisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdɛːnɪʃ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,833
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Dänisch in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Dänisch is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdɛːnɪʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,833 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "die Landessprache von Dänemark".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Dänisch, with forms such as "ddänisch", "dnäisch", and "däinsch". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Dänische", "Dänischen", "dänischer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Dänisch, spelled D-Ä-N-I-S-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Landessprache von Dänemark

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddänisch,dnäisch,däinsch,dänicsh,däniscch,dänischh,dänishc,dänissch,dännisch,dänsich,ädnisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Dänisch

Misspelling Variants of "Dänisch"

ddänisch8dnäisch7däinsch7dänicsh7däniscch8dänischh8dänishc7dänissch8
Misspelling Variants of "Dänisch"

Frequency rank: #26,833 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dänisch"?
"Dänisch" is spelled D-Ä-N-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɛːnɪʃ].
What does "Dänisch" mean?
As a noun, "Dänisch" means: die Landessprache von Dänemark
What words are commonly confused with "Dänisch"?
"Dänisch" is commonly confused with "Dänische", "Dänischen", "dänischer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dänisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dänisch" is [ˈdɛːnɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dänisch" come from?
"Dänisch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.