Deckmantel
[ˈdɛkˌmantl̩]
The verdict
“Deckmantel” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,072. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #29,072
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vorgeschobene, erfundene Begründung, warum jemand etwas tut/sagt, in Wirklichkeit aber die wahren, negativen Absichten verschweigt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Deckmantel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɛkˌmantl̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #29,072 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Deckmantel” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around Deckmantel (IPA [ˈdɛkˌmantl̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,072 among 45,632 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "vorgeschobene, erfundene Begründung, warum jemand etwas tut/sagt, in Wirklichkeit aber die wahren, negativen Absichten verschweigt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Deckmantel, with forms such as "dcekmantel", "ddeckmantel", and "decckmantel". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Deckmantel, spelled D-E-C-K-M-A-N-T-E-L.
Definition
- 1vorgeschobene, erfundene Begründung, warum jemand etwas tut/sagt, in Wirklichkeit aber die wahren, negativen Absichten verschweigt
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- dcekmantel
- ddeckmantel
- decckmantel
- deckamntel
- deckkmantel
- deckmanetl
- deckmanntel
- deckmantell
- deckmantle
- deckmanttel
- deckmatnel
- deckmmantel
- deckmnatel
- decmkantel
- dekcmantel
- edckmantel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Deckmantel - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “Deckmantel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-E-C-K-M-A-N-T-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdɛkˌmantl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.