Degen

Name: Degen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈdeːɡn̩]

/[ˈdeːɡn̩]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Degen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,538. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,538
frequency rank, German: 2,764
“D” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handwaffe mit Griff und langer Klinge zum Schlagen oder Stoßen

Corpus desk

Index DE-degen · Degen · German

Degen · rank #19,538 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #19,538
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-MID 2,764
PHOTO-FINISH Darmstädter

Nearest frequency peer: Darmstädter (-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.

concept

80,467
dankte

80,465
Darmstädter

80,464
Degen

80,463
domina

80,462
dow

80,460

What this shows „Degen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Degen vs den

40% similar

Degen vs denn

40% similar

Degen vs dein

40% similar

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

Key facts for Degen
Property	Value
Headword	Degen
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈdeːɡn̩]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#19,538
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Degen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Degenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#19,538

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Darmstädter“ (#19,537), „domina“ (#19,539), „dankte“ (#19,536). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Degen“ bei #19,538. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Degen (IPA [ˈdeːɡn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,538 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Degen, with forms such as "ddegen", "deegn", and "degenn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "den", "denn", "dein", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Degen, spelled D-E-G-E-N.

Definition

1
Handwaffe mit Griff und langer Klinge zum Schlagen oder Stoßen
2
eine der Fechtwaffen, Stoßwaffe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Degen sind als Kriegswaffe nicht mehr in Gebrauch.
„Da ich meine Pistole nicht bei mir hatte, zog ich den Degen, bevor ich die Tür aufstieß.“

This word in other languages

rapier(English)espada(Español)rapière(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddegen
deegn
degenn
deggen
degne
dgeen
edgen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Degen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Degen"

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 "Degen"?

"Degen" is spelled D-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdeːɡn̩].

What does "Degen" mean?

As a noun, "Degen" means: Handwaffe mit Griff und langer Klinge zum Schlagen oder Stoßen

What words are commonly confused with "Degen"?

"Degen" is commonly confused with "den", "denn", "dein". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Degen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Degen" is [ˈdeːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Degen" come from?

"Degen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Degen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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