Daumen

[ˈdaʊ̯mən]

/[ˈdaʊ̯mən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Daumen” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,782. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,782
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Finger der Hand, der nur aus zwei Fingergliedknochen besteht und aufgrund seiner Position und Beweglichkeit den anderen Fingern gegenübergestellt werden kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-daumen · Daumen · German

Daumen · rank #4,782 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,782
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dauernd

Nearest frequency peer: dauernd (-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 „Daumen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Daumen“ 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).

Daumen vs Daun
67% similar
Daumen vs Duden
67% similar
Daumen vs Düren
50% similar

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

Key facts for Daumen
PropertyValue
HeadwordDaumen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdaʊ̯mən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,782
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Daumen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Daumenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „dauernd“ (#4,781), „dementsprechend“ (#4,783), „danken“ (#4,780). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Daumen“ bei #4,782. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Daumen (IPA [ˈdaʊ̯mən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,782 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Finger der Hand, der nur aus zwei Fingergliedknochen besteht und aufgrund seiner Position und Beweglichkeit den anderen Fingern gegenübergestellt werden kann".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Daumen, with forms such as "adumen", "damuen", and "dauemn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Daun", "Duden", "Düren", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Daumen, spelled D-A-U-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Finger der Hand, der nur aus zwei Fingergliedknochen besteht und aufgrund seiner Position und Beweglichkeit den anderen Fingern gegenübergestellt werden kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Klaus lutscht immer noch am Daumen.
  2. „Ein kleines Beispiel: wenn wir im Deutschen aufzählen, erstens, zweitens, drittens, beginnen wir zeigend mit dem Daumen der rechten Hand und machen dann mit dem Zeigefinger und dem Mittelfinger weiter und beginnen unter Umständen erneut mit dem Daumen derselben oder der anderen Hand.“

Synonyms

Pollex

Antonyms

ZeigefingerMittelfingerRingfingerkleiner FingerZeh

This word in other languages

thumb(English)pulgar(Español)pouce(Français)polegar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adumen
  • damuen
  • dauemn
  • daumenn
  • daummen
  • daumne
  • ddaumen
  • duamen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Daumen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

adumen2damuen2dauemn2daumenn1daummen1daumne2ddaumen1duamen2
Edit distance from "Daumen"

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 "Daumen"?
"Daumen" is spelled D-A-U-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdaʊ̯mən].
What does "Daumen" mean?
As a noun, "Daumen" means: Finger der Hand, der nur aus zwei Fingergliedknochen besteht und aufgrund seiner Position und Beweglichkeit den anderen Fingern gegenübergestellt werden kann
What words are commonly confused with "Daumen"?
"Daumen" is commonly confused with "Daun", "Duden", "Düren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Daumen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Daumen" is [ˈdaʊ̯mən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Daumen" come from?
"Daumen" 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 "Daumen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

danken#4,780Events#4,791bemüht#4,770Arthur#4,764

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list