denkbar

/[ˈdɛŋkbaːɐ̯]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,469

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

denkbar is anGermanadj. It means: vorstellbar, in Gedanken möglich Pronounced [ˈdɛŋkbaːɐ̯]. It ranks #5,469 in German word frequency. Often confused with Denker and Denkmal.

Key facts for denkbar
PropertyValue
Headworddenkbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈdɛŋkbaːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,469
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for denkbar is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdɛŋkbaːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,469 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "vorstellbar, in Gedanken möglich".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for denkbar, with forms such as "ddenkbar", "deknbar", and "denbkar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Denker", "Denkmal", "denkbare", 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 denkbar, spelled D-E-N-K-B-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    vorstellbar, in Gedanken möglich

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddenkbar,deknbar,denbkar,denkabr,denkbarr,denkbbar,denkbra,denkkbar,dennkbar,dnekbar,ednkbar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for denkbar

Misspelling Variants of "denkbar"

ddenkbar8deknbar7denbkar7denkabr7denkbarr8denkbbar8denkbra7denkkbar8
Misspelling Variants of "denkbar"

Frequency rank: #5,469 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "denkbar"?
"denkbar" is spelled D-E-N-K-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɛŋkbaːɐ̯].
What does "denkbar" mean?
As an adj, "denkbar" means: vorstellbar, in Gedanken möglich
What words are commonly confused with "denkbar"?
"denkbar" is commonly confused with "Denker", "Denkmal", "denkbare". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "denkbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "denkbar" is [ˈdɛŋkbaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "denkbar" come from?
"denkbar" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.