Dekan
[deˈkaːn]
The verdict
“Dekan” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,122. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #13,122
- frequency rank, German
- 2,764
- “D” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorsteher und Sprecher einer Fakultät oder eines Fachbereichs an einer Hochschule
Corpus desk
Index DE-dekan · Dekan · German
Dekan · rank #13,122 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #13,122
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,764
- PHOTO-FINISH Dachau
Nearest frequency peer: Dachau (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Dekan”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- corps
corps
86,882 corpus weight
- crazy
crazy
86,881 corpus weight
- Dachau
Dachau
86,880 corpus weight
- Dekan
Dekan
86,879 corpus weight
- Dez
Dez
86,878 corpus weight
- DRK
DRK
86,877 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Dekan” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dekan |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [deˈkaːn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #13,122 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dekan” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Dekan (IPA [deˈkaːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,122 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dekan, with forms such as "ddekan", "deakn", and "dekann". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "den", "denn", "dran", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Dekan, spelled D-E-K-A-N.
Definition
- 1Vorsteher und Sprecher einer Fakultät oder eines Fachbereichs an einer Hochschule
- 2in einigen evangelischen Landeskirchen das Oberhaupt eines Kirchenkreises, Kirchenbezirks oder Dekanats, siehe auch Superintendent
- 3in der katholischen Kirche der Leiter eines Kirchenbezirks oder Dekanats
- 4eine chemische Verbindung aus der Gruppe der Alkane (→Decan)
- 5Bezeichnung für jeweils ein Drittel eines der 12 Abschnitte des Tierkreises
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dekan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dekane werden nur für eine begrenzte Zeit gewählt.
„Der Professor, der sich für Roth sowohl in pädagogischer als auch in beruflicher Hinsicht als überaus wichtig erweisen sollte, war Napier Wilt, der Dekan der geisteswissenschaftlichen Fakultät.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddekan
- deakn
- dekann
- dekkan
- dekna
- dkean
- edkan
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dekan - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dekan", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Dekan". Here's where to go from here.
- "Dekan" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "den". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #13,122 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.