demselben
[deːmˈzɛlbn̩]
The verdict
“demselben” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,893. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,893
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens derselbe
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 | demselben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Unknown |
| IPA | [deːmˈzɛlbn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #7,893 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “demselben” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around demselben (IPA [deːmˈzɛlbn̩]), anunknown. Corpus frequency is #7,893 among 45,632 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for demselben, with forms such as "ddemselben", "demeslben", and "demmselben". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "derselbe", "derselben", "dieselben", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is demselben, spelled D-E-M-S-E-L-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Dativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens derselbe
- 2Dativ 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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of demselben - 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 “demselben”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-E-M-S-E-L-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [deːmˈzɛlbn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “derselbe” - see the side-by-side comparison. demselben vs derselbe
- 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.