dann
[dan]
The verdict
“dann” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #56) as an adverb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.
- #56
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
- 3
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt oder einer späteren Zeitspanne in der baldigen Zukunft
Corpus desk
Index DE-dann · dann · German
dann · rank #56 · 3 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #56
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-LOW 3 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 45,632
- PHOTO-FINISH da
Nearest frequency peer: da (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “dann”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- kann
kann
99,948 corpus weight
- über
über
99,947 corpus weight
- da
da
99,946 corpus weight
- dann
dann
99,945 corpus weight
- einem
einem
99,944 corpus weight
- Habe
Habe
99,942 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “dann” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dann |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [dan] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #56 |
| Misspellings tracked | 3 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dann” sits in German frequency
Easy to mix with look-alikes
The spelling risk for dann is neighbouring look-alikes ("das", "den", …), not just typos; it is anadverb pronounced [dan]. Frequency #56 among 45,632 “D” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.
Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for dann, with forms such as "adnn", "ddann", and "dnan". 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, "das", "den", "dar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is dann, spelled D-A-N-N.
Definition
- 1zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt oder einer späteren Zeitspanne in der baldigen Zukunft
- 2in der Reihenfolge anschließend, hinterher, darauffolgend, daran anschließend
- 3zusätzlich zu etwas, d.h. einleitend zur Schilderung eines Inzidentes
- 4als Einleitung der Folge einer Bedingung, welche durch vorausgehendes wenn oder falls gekennzeichnet ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dann appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir kommen heute etwas später, dann wird es draußen schon dunkel sein.
Den Trauerzug führte unser Vorsitzender an, dann kamen alle anderen.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- adnn
- ddann
- dnan
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dann - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.