Datong
[datʊŋ]
The verdict
“Datong” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in der chinesischen Provinz Shanxi
Corpus desk
Index DE-datong · Datong · German
Datong · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Datong |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [datʊŋ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Datong“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Datong is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [datʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Datong in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Datong, spelled D-A-T-O-N-G.
Definition
- 1Stadt in der chinesischen Provinz Shanxi
- 2Staddteil der taiwanischen Hauptstadt Taipeh
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Datong appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„An der kurvenreichen Straße durch die Berge, auf der ein Besucher reist, um von Datong aus den Schwebenden Tempel zu erreichen, sieht man Dutzende von Höhlen-Dörfern, die in erstarrten Schlamm gekratzt wurden.“
„Der vom Wahlkampfbüro herausgegebene Ablaufplan hatte der Polizei von Taipeh nur eine Stunde Zeit gegeben, um sich mit dem für den Schutz des Präsidenten verantwortlichen Special Service Command Center des Geheimdiensts National Security Bureau abzusprechen und die Route zu überprüfen. Diese Aufgabe war dem Polizeirevier Datong zugefallen.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.