denglisch
[ˈdɛŋlɪʃ]
The verdict
“denglisch” is uncommon German (frequency #74,467 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,467
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Adjektiv, womit gegen einen aus der Sicht des Sprechers übermäßigen Gebrauch von englischen oder englisch anmutenden sprachlichen Ausdrucksformen vorgegangen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-denglisch · denglisch · German
denglisch · rank #74,467 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,467
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 45,632
- PHOTO-FINISH democrats
Nearest frequency peer: democrats (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “denglisch”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- delikate
delikate
25,537 corpus weight
- dementsprec…
dementsprechende
25,536 corpus weight
- democrats
democrats
25,535 corpus weight
- denglisch
denglisch
25,534 corpus weight
- destilliert
destilliert
25,532 corpus weight
- dezentraler
dezentraler
25,531 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “denglisch” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | denglisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈdɛŋlɪʃ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #74,467 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “denglisch” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
denglisch is uncommon German at frequency #74,467 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdɛŋlɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Adjektiv, womit gegen einen aus der Sicht des Sprechers übermäßigen Gebrauch von englischen oder englisch anmutenden sprachlichen Ausdrucksformen vorgegangen wird".
denglisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is denglisch, spelled D-E-N-G-L-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Adjektiv, womit gegen einen aus der Sicht des Sprechers übermäßigen Gebrauch von englischen oder englisch anmutenden sprachlichen Ausdrucksformen vorgegangen wird
Synonyms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "denglisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.