density
[ˈdɛnsɪti]
The verdict
“density” is uncommon German (frequency #86,357 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,357
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Masse pro Volumen; Dichte
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | density |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɛnsɪti] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #86,357 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “density” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
density is uncommon German at frequency #86,357 among 45,632 “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
- 1Masse pro Volumen; Dichte
- 2Anzahl pro Fläche, insbesondere von der Bevölkerungsdichte
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.
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Using “density”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-E-N-S-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.