decken

/[ˈdɛkn̩]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,187

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

decken is aGermanverb. It means: (Dach) mit der wasserabweisenden Außenschicht versehen Pronounced [ˈdɛkn̩]. It ranks #4,187 in German word frequency. Often confused with denen and deren.

Key facts for decken
PropertyValue
Headworddecken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdɛkn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,187
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of decken in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for decken is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdɛkn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,187 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 15 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for decken, with forms such as "dceken", "ddecken", and "deccken". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "denen", "deren", "denke", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is decken, spelled D-E-C-K-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Dach) mit der wasserabweisenden Außenschicht versehen
  2. 2
    (Tisch) mit Tischdecke (oder auch nicht), Geschirr und Besteck fürs Essen vorbereiten
  3. 3
    bedecken, zudecken
  4. 4
    (von Landschaftselementen) vor feindlichen Blicken und Angriffen schützen
  5. 5
    schützen
  6. 6
    bewachen
  7. 7
    erlauben
  8. 8
    mit einer zweifelhaften Aussage entlasten
  9. 9
    eine Einlösung oder Bezahlung gewährleisten
  10. 10
    den Untergrund nicht durchscheinen lassen
  11. 11
    begatten
  12. 12
    deckungsgleich (kongruent) sein
  13. 13
    durch Übereinstimmung einen Zusammenhang nahelegen
  14. 14
    sich mit den Armen und gegebenenfalls Gegenständen vor Treffern schützen
  15. 15
    die Versorgung/den Bedarf von etwas (beispielsweise einer Ware, Material, Rohstoffen, Arbeitskräften, Energie, Nährstoffen) in ausreichender Menge herstellen/sichern

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: dceken,ddecken,deccken,decekn,deckenn,deckken,deckne,dekcen,edcken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for decken

Misspelling Variants of "decken"

dceken6ddecken7deccken7decekn6deckenn7deckken7deckne6dekcen6
Misspelling Variants of "decken"

Frequency rank: #4,187 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "decken"?
"decken" is spelled D-E-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɛkn̩].
What does "decken" mean?
As a verb, "decken" means: (Dach) mit der wasserabweisenden Außenschicht versehen
What words are commonly confused with "decken"?
"decken" is commonly confused with "denen", "deren", "denke". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "decken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "decken" is [ˈdɛkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "decken" come from?
"decken" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.