demjenigen
[ˈdeːmˌjeːnɪɡn̩]
The verdict
“demjenigen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,079. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #23,079
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Singular Maskulin des Demonstrativpronomens derjenige.
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 | demjenigen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Determiner |
| IPA | [ˈdeːmˌjeːnɪɡn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #23,079 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “demjenigen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around demjenigen (IPA [ˈdeːmˌjeːnɪɡn̩]), adeterminer. Corpus frequency is #23,079 among 45,632 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for demjenigen, with forms such as "ddemjenigen", "dejmenigen", and "demejnigen". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "derjenige", "diejenigen", "denjenigen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is demjenigen, spelled D-E-M-J-E-N-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Dativ Singular Maskulin des Demonstrativpronomens derjenige.
- 2Dativ Singular Neutrum des Demonstrativpronomens derjenige.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddemjenigen
- dejmenigen
- demejnigen
- demjeingen
- demjengien
- demjeniegn
- demjenigenn
- demjeniggen
- demjenigne
- demjennigen
- demjjenigen
- demjneigen
- demmjenigen
- dmejenigen
- edmjenigen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of demjenigen - 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 “demjenigen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-E-M-J-E-N-I-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdeːmˌjeːnɪɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “derjenige” - see the side-by-side comparison. demjenigen vs derjenige
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.