dengiz
[deˈŋiz]
The verdict
“dengiz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich über die Erdoberfläche erstreckendes, großes, salziges Gewässer; Meer
Corpus desk
Index DE-dengiz · dengiz · German
dengiz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dengiz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [deˈŋiz] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dengiz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dengiz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [deˈŋiz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich über die Erdoberfläche erstreckendes, großes, salziges Gewässer; Meer".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dengiz, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is dengiz, spelled D-E-N-G-I-Z.
Definition
- 1sich über die Erdoberfläche erstreckendes, großes, salziges Gewässer; Meer
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.