Deckung

/[ˈdɛkʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,742

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Deckung is aGermannoun. It means: Schutz durch ein Objekt davor, gesehen und/oder direkt angegriffen zu werden Pronounced [ˈdɛkʊŋ]. It ranks #7,742 in German word frequency. Often confused with Deutung and Dehnung.

Key facts for Deckung
PropertyValue
HeadwordDeckung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdɛkʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,742
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Deckung is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdɛkʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,742 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Deckung, with forms such as "dcekung", "ddeckung", and "decckung". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Deutung", "Dehnung", "decken", 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 Deckung, spelled D-E-C-K-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schutz durch ein Objekt davor, gesehen und/oder direkt angegriffen zu werden
  2. 2
    Maßnahme der Ab-/Bedeckung von etwas und Ergebnis dieser Maßnahme
  3. 3
    Maßnahme gegen Angriffe des Gegners/der gegnerischen Mannschaft
  4. 4
    Vorhandensein bedarfsgerechter Mittel
  5. 5
    Maßnahme, um eine Übereinstimmung herbeizuführen, und Ergebnis dieser Maßnahme

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: dcekung,ddeckung,decckung,deckkung,decknug,deckugn,deckungg,deckunng,decukng,dekcung,edckung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Deckung

Misspelling Variants of "Deckung"

dcekung7ddeckung8decckung8deckkung8decknug7deckugn7deckungg8deckunng8
Misspelling Variants of "Deckung"

Frequency rank: #7,742 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Deckung"?
"Deckung" is spelled D-E-C-K-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɛkʊŋ].
What does "Deckung" mean?
As a noun, "Deckung" means: Schutz durch ein Objekt davor, gesehen und/oder direkt angegriffen zu werden
What words are commonly confused with "Deckung"?
"Deckung" is commonly confused with "Deutung", "Dehnung", "decken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Deckung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Deckung" is [ˈdɛkʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Deckung" come from?
"Deckung" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.