dankbar

[ˈdaŋkbaːɐ̯]

/[ˈdaŋkbaːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“dankbar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,947. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,947
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas Gutes, das man erfahren hat, anerkennend

Corpus desk

Index DE-dankbar · dankbar · German

dankbar · rank #2,947 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,947
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Betrug

Nearest frequency peer: Betrug (-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 „dankbar“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „dankbar“ 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).

dankbar vs denkbar
86% similar
dankbar vs denkbare
75% similar
dankbar vs Dakar
57% similar

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

Key facts for dankbar
PropertyValue
Headworddankbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdaŋkbaːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,947
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dankbar“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).dankbarliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Betrug“ (#2,946), „denkst“ (#2,948), „beantworten“ (#2,945). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dankbar“ bei #2,947. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around dankbar (IPA [ˈdaŋkbaːɐ̯]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,947 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for dankbar, with forms such as "adnkbar", "daknbar", and "danbkar". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "denkbar", "denkbare", "Dakar", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is dankbar, spelled D-A-N-K-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas Gutes, das man erfahren hat, anerkennend
  2. 2
    mit Befriedigung erfüllend, lohnend
  3. 3
    einfach zu handhaben, leicht zu pflegen, nicht empfindlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich bin sehr dankbar, dass mir meine Kollegin diese Aufgabe abgenommen hat.
  2. Er hat jetzt einen dankbaren Job und verdient mit wenig Arbeit viel Geld.

Antonyms

undankbarempfindlich

This word in other languages

grateful(English)agradecido(Español)reconnaissant(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adnkbar
  • daknbar
  • danbkar
  • dankabr
  • dankbarr
  • dankbbar
  • dankbra
  • dankkbar
  • dannkbar
  • ddankbar
  • dnakbar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dankbar - 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.

adnkbar2daknbar2danbkar2dankabr2dankbarr1dankbbar1dankbra2dankkbar1
Edit distance from "dankbar"

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 "dankbar"?
"dankbar" is spelled D-A-N-K-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdaŋkbaːɐ̯].
What does "dankbar" mean?
As an adjective, "dankbar" means: etwas Gutes, das man erfahren hat, anerkennend
What words are commonly confused with "dankbar"?
"dankbar" is commonly confused with "denkbar", "denkbare", "Dakar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dankbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dankbar" is [ˈdaŋkbaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dankbar" come from?
"dankbar" 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 "dankbar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

anbieten11 variantswindows11 variantsVorteile11 variantsVerband11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list