demselben

/[deːmˈzɛlbn̩]/ unknown

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,893

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

demselben is anGermanunknown. It means: Dativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens derselbe Pronounced [deːmˈzɛlbn̩]. It ranks #7,893 in German word frequency. Often confused with derselbe and derselben.

Key facts for demselben
PropertyValue
Headworddemselben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[deːmˈzɛlbn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,893
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for demselben is 9 letters long, classified as anunknown, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [deːmˈzɛlbn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,893 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for demselben, with forms such as "ddemselben", "demeslben", and "demmselben". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "derselbe", "derselben", "dieselben", and more, 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 demselben, spelled D-E-M-S-E-L-B-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens derselbe
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular Neutrum des Demonstrativpronomens derselbe

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddemselben,demeslben,demmselben,demseblen,demselbben,demselbenn,demselbne,demselebn,demsellben,demsleben,demsselben,desmelben,dmeselben,edmselben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for demselben

Misspelling Variants of "demselben"

ddemselben10demeslben9demmselben10demseblen9demselbben10demselbenn10demselbne9demselebn9
Misspelling Variants of "demselben"

Frequency rank: #7,893 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "demselben"?
"demselben" is spelled D-E-M-S-E-L-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [deːmˈzɛlbn̩].
What does "demselben" mean?
As an unknown, "demselben" means: Dativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens derselbe
What words are commonly confused with "demselben"?
"demselben" is commonly confused with "derselbe", "derselben", "dieselben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "demselben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "demselben" is [deːmˈzɛlbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "demselben" come from?
"demselben" 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.