danken

[ˈdaŋkn̩]

/[ˈdaŋkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“danken” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,780. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,780
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - seinen Dank aussprechen oder seine Dankbarkeit durch Taten äußern

Corpus desk

Index DE-danken · danken · German

danken · rank #4,780 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,780
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chinesische

Nearest frequency peer: Chinesische (-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 „danken“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „danken“ 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).

danken vs dann
67% similar
danken vs denen
67% similar
danken vs denke
67% similar

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

Key facts for danken
PropertyValue
Headworddanken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdaŋkn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,780
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „danken“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Chinesische“ (#4,779), „dauernd“ (#4,781), „Chemnitz“ (#4,778). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „danken“ bei #4,780. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around danken (IPA [ˈdaŋkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,780 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for danken, with forms such as "adnken", "daknen", and "danekn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dann", "denen", "denke", and more, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is danken, spelled D-A-N-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    seinen Dank aussprechen oder seine Dankbarkeit durch Taten äußern
  2. 2
    (jemandem etwas) verdanken
  3. 3
    dankend ablehnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das ist nett, dass du an meinen Geburtstag gedacht hast. Da danke ich dir recht herzlich!
  2. Marie dankte Familie Lehmann für ihre Gastfreundschaft.

Synonyms

bedankenvergeltenlohnen

This word in other languages

thank(English)agradecer(Español)remercier(Français)agradecer(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adnken
  • daknen
  • danekn
  • dankenn
  • dankken
  • dankne
  • dannken
  • ddanken
  • dnaken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

adnken2daknen2danekn2dankenn1dankken1dankne2dannken1ddanken1
Edit distance from "danken"

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 "danken"?
"danken" is spelled D-A-N-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdaŋkn̩].
What does "danken" mean?
As a verb, "danken" means: seinen Dank aussprechen oder seine Dankbarkeit durch Taten äußern
What words are commonly confused with "danken"?
"danken" is commonly confused with "dann", "denen", "denke". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "danken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "danken" is [ˈdaŋkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "danken" come from?
"danken" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Daumen#4,782bemüht#4,770Events#4,791Arthur#4,764

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Jünger9 variantsMarken9 variantssuchte9 variantsRoland9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list