denkst

[dɛŋkst]

/[dɛŋkst]/ verb

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The verdict

“denkst” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,948. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,948
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs denken

Corpus desk

Index DE-denkst · denkst · German

denkst · rank #2,948 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,948
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dankbar

Nearest frequency peer: dankbar (-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 „denkst“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „denkst“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

denkst vs dent
67% similar
denkst vs denkt
83% similar
denkst vs Dunst
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for denkst
PropertyValue
Headworddenkst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[dɛŋkst]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,948
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „denkst“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).denkstliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „dankbar“ (#2,947), „dicht“ (#2,949), „Betrug“ (#2,946). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „denkst“ bei #2,948. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around denkst (IPA [dɛŋkst]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,948 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs denken".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for denkst, with forms such as "ddenkst", "deknst", and "denkkst". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "dent", "denkt", "Dunst", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 denkst, spelled D-E-N-K-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs denken

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddenkst
  • deknst
  • denkkst
  • denksst
  • denkstt
  • denkts
  • dennkst
  • denskt
  • dnekst
  • ednkst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of denkst - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddenkst1deknst2denkkst1denksst1denkstt1denkts2dennkst1denskt2
Edit distance from "denkst"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "denkst"?
"denkst" is spelled D-E-N-K-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [dɛŋkst].
What does "denkst" mean?
As a verb, "denkst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs denken
What words are commonly confused with "denkst"?
"denkst" is commonly confused with "dent", "denkt", "Dunst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "denkst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "denkst" is [dɛŋkst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "denkst" come from?
"denkst" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "denkst", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Betrug#2,946einzig#2,953weisen#2,935Tollen#2,926

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

erhöhen10 variantsKapitel10 variantsMannheim10 variantsStrand10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list