dans
[dɑ̃]
The verdict
“dans” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,326. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #15,326
- frequency rank, German
- 2,764
- “D” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in, nach, pro, zu, bei
Corpus desk
Index DE-dans · dans · German
dans · rank #15,326 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #15,326
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,764
- PHOTO-FINISH chronische
Nearest frequency peer: chronische (-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 „dans“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- brutale
brutale
84,678 corpus weight
- charakteris…
charakteristisch
84,677 corpus weight
- chronische
chronische
84,676 corpus weight
- dans
dans
84,675 corpus weight
- datiert
datiert
84,674 corpus weight
- Denise
Denise
84,673 corpus weight
What this shows „dans“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
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 | dans |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | [dɑ̃] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #15,326 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dans“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around dans (IPA [dɑ̃]), apreposition. Corpus frequency is #15,326 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "in, nach, pro, zu, bei".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for dans, with forms such as "adns", "danns", and "danss". 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, "Ds", "das", "den", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is dans, spelled D-A-N-S.
Definition
- 1in, nach, pro, zu, bei
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- adns
- danns
- danss
- dasn
- ddans
- dnas
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dans - 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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dans", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).