dergleichen

Name: dergleichen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[deːɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯çn̩]

/[deːɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯çn̩]/ pron

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“dergleichen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,633. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,633
frequency rank, German: 2,764
“D” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so etwas; etwas Ähnliches; etwas, das (mit dem eben Besprochenen) vergleichbar ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-dergleichen · dergleichen · German

dergleichen · rank #10,633 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #10,633
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 17 variants
BOOK-MID 2,764
PHOTO-FINISH Denis

Nearest frequency peer: Denis (-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.

dato

89,370
Denis

89,369
dergleichen

89,368
derzeitige

89,367
drastisch

89,366
drücke

89,365

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

Key facts for dergleichen
Property	Value
Headword	dergleichen
Language	German
Part of speech	Pronoun
IPA	[deːɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯çn̩]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#10,633
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dergleichen“

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

#10,633

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Denis“ (#10,632), „derzeitige“ (#10,634), „dato“ (#10,631). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dergleichen“ bei #10,633. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around dergleichen (IPA [deːɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯çn̩]), apronoun. Corpus frequency is #10,633 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for dergleichen, with forms such as "ddergleichen", "degrleichen", and "dergelichen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is dergleichen, spelled D-E-R-G-L-E-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

1
so etwas; etwas Ähnliches; etwas, das (mit dem eben Besprochenen) vergleichbar ist
2
so geartet, derartig, solch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how dergleichen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

In unserem Garten wachsen Bohnen, Erbsen, Möhren und dergleichen.
„So ist es aber sicher nicht gewesen, obwohl verschiedene Autoren dergleichen berichten.“

Synonyms

derlei derartig derlei solch

This word in other languages

tal(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddergleichen
degrleichen
dergelichen
derggleichen
derglecihen
dergleicchen
dergleicehn
dergleichenn
dergleichhen
dergleichne
dergleihcen
dergliechen
derglleichen
derlgeichen
derrgleichen
dregleichen
edrgleichen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dergleichen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "dergleichen"

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 "dergleichen"?

"dergleichen" is spelled D-E-R-G-L-E-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [deːɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯çn̩].

What does "dergleichen" mean?

As a pronoun, "dergleichen" means: so etwas; etwas Ähnliches; etwas, das (mit dem eben Besprochenen) vergleichbar ist

What are common misspellings of "dergleichen"?

Common misspellings include "ddergleichen", "degrleichen", "dergelichen", "derggleichen", "derglecihen". The correct spelling is "dergleichen".

How do you pronounce "dergleichen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dergleichen" is [deːɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯çn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "dergleichen" come from?

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

empfindlich#10,640 behinderten#10,618 aufgetreten#10,612 allgemeiner#10,606

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Aufarbeitung17 variants Abschiebung17 variants Zuwanderung17 variants Komplexität17 variants