density

[ˈdɛnsɪti]

/[ˈdɛnsɪti]/ noun

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The verdict

“density” is uncommon German (frequency #86,357 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,357
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masse pro Volumen; Dichte

Corpus desk

Index DE-density · density · German

density · rank #86,357 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,357
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Deutschbuch

Nearest frequency peer: Deutschbuch (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „density“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „density“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for density
PropertyValue
Headworddensity
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdɛnsɪti]
Letters7
Frequency rank#86,357
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „density“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).densityfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Deutschbuch“ (#86,358), „Deutschlandsberg“ (#86,359), „deinesgleichen“ (#86,354). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „density“ bei #86,357. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

density is uncommon German at frequency #86,357 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɛnsɪti]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for density, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is density, spelled D-E-N-S-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masse pro Volumen; Dichte
  2. 2
    Anzahl pro Fläche, insbesondere von der Bevölkerungsdichte

Synonyms

mass density

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 "density"?
"density" is spelled D-E-N-S-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɛnsɪti].
What does "density" mean?
As a noun, "density" means: Masse pro Volumen; Dichte
How do you pronounce "density"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "density" is [ˈdɛnsɪti]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "density" come from?
"density" 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 "density", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

divided#86,369consent#86,336brummte#86,301brought#86,300

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list