Dankeschön

[ˈdaŋkəʃøːn]

/[ˈdaŋkəʃøːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dankeschön” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,523. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,523
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dankende Worte

Corpus desk

Index DE-dankeschon · Dankeschön · German

Dankeschön · rank #6,523 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,523
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Couch

Nearest frequency peer: Couch (-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 „Dankeschön“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dankeschön
PropertyValue
HeadwordDankeschön
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdaŋkəʃøːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,523
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Dankeschön“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Dankeschönliegt 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: „Couch“ (#6,522), „DAT“ (#6,524), „bull“ (#6,521). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dankeschön“ bei #6,523. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Dankeschön (IPA [ˈdaŋkəʃøːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,523 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dankeschön, with forms such as "adnkeschön", "dakneschön", and "danekschön". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Dankeschön, spelled D-A-N-K-E-S-C-H-Ö-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    dankende Worte
  2. 2
    ein zum Dank überreichtes Geschenk

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein herzliches Dankeschön geht an alle, die zum Gelingen des heutigen Abends beigetragen haben.
  2. Als kleines Dankeschön bekommst du von uns einen Blumenstrauß und eine Flasche Wein.

This word in other languages

thank-you(English)agradecimiento(Español)merci(Français)agradecimento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adnkeschön
  • dakneschön
  • danekschön
  • dankecshön
  • dankescchön
  • dankeschhön
  • dankeschnö
  • dankeschönn
  • dankescöhn
  • dankeshcön
  • dankesschön
  • dankkeschön
  • danksechön
  • dannkeschön
  • ddankeschön
  • dnakeschön

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

adnkeschön2dakneschön2danekschön2dankecshön2dankescchön1dankeschhön1dankeschnö2dankeschönn1
Edit distance from "Dankeschön"

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 "Dankeschön"?
"Dankeschön" is spelled D-A-N-K-E-S-C-H-Ö-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdaŋkəʃøːn].
What does "Dankeschön" mean?
As a noun, "Dankeschön" means: dankende Worte
What are common misspellings of "Dankeschön"?
Common misspellings include "adnkeschön", "dakneschön", "danekschön", "dankecshön", "dankescchön". The correct spelling is "Dankeschön".
How do you pronounce "Dankeschön"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dankeschön" is [ˈdaŋkəʃøːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dankeschön" come from?
"Dankeschön" 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 "Dankeschön", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

deutlicher#6,526beteiligen#6,514besprochen#6,513hessischen#6,545

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

einzusetzen16 variantsAbschaffung16 variantsvernichtet16 variantsmitbringen16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list