Denkmal
[ˈdɛŋkˌmaːl]
The verdict
“Denkmal” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,405. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,405
- frequency rank, German
- 2,764
- “D” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Objekt, das errichtet wurde, um an eine bestimmte Person, ein Geschehen oder Ähnliches zu erinnern
Corpus desk
Index DE-denkmal · Denkmal · German
Denkmal · rank #6,405 · 11 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #6,405
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,764
- PHOTO-FINISH coole
Nearest frequency peer: coole (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Denkmal“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- but
but
93,599 corpus weight
- Christopher
Christopher
93,598 corpus weight
- coole
coole
93,597 corpus weight
- Denkmal
Denkmal
93,596 corpus weight
- deutschspra…
deutschsprachigen
93,595 corpus weight
- diente
diente
93,594 corpus weight
What this shows „Denkmal“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
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 | Denkmal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɛŋkˌmaːl] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #6,405 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Denkmal“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Denkmal (IPA [ˈdɛŋkˌmaːl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,405 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Denkmal, with forms such as "ddenkmal", "deknmal", and "denkaml". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Denkmals", "Denkmale", "Denkmäler", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Denkmal, spelled D-E-N-K-M-A-L.
Definition
- 1Objekt, das errichtet wurde, um an eine bestimmte Person, ein Geschehen oder Ähnliches zu erinnern
- 2Objekt, das von früheren Zeiten Zeugnis ablegt und aufgrund seiner künstlerischen oder kulturellen Bedeutsamkeit von öffentlichem Interesse ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Denkmal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wohl fielen die Inschriften auf den Denkmälern den Arabern auf; allein deren Deutungsversuche kamen über sinnlose Phantastereien nicht hinaus.“
„Wir kamen dann zum ersten Denkmal, es war das Denkmal einer trauernden Mutter, die wegen ihrer gefallenen Söhne bittere Tränen vergießt.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddenkmal
- deknmal
- denkaml
- denkkmal
- denkmall
- denkmla
- denkmmal
- denmkal
- dennkmal
- dnekmal
- ednkmal
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Denkmal - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Denkmal", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).