denen
[ˈdeːnən]
The verdict
“denen” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #248 in German word frequency and used as an unknown.
- #248
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Relativpronomens der
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 | denen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Unknown |
| IPA | [ˈdeːnən] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #248 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “denen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for denen is 5 letters long, classified as an unknown, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdeːnən]. Corpus data places it at rank #248 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for denen, with forms such as "ddenen", "deenn", and "denenn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "denn", "denk", "dünn", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is denen, spelled D-E-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1Dativ Plural des Relativpronomens der
- 2Dativ Plural des Demonstrativpronomens der
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddenen,deenn,denenn,denne,dennen,dneen,ednen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of denen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “denen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-E-N-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdeːnən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “denn” - see the side-by-side comparison. denen vs denn
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.