description

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The verdict

“description” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,526. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,526
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beschreibung

Corpus desk

Index DE-description · description · German

description · rank #33,526 · 17 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,526
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH denkmalgeschü…

Nearest frequency peer: denkmalgeschützten (-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 „description“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „description“ 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).

description vs of
9% similar
description vs ii
18% similar
description vs TO
0% similar

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

Key facts for description
PropertyValue
Headworddescription
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters11
Frequency rank#33,526
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „description“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „denkmalgeschützten“ (#33,525), „Dialekten“ (#33,527), „Demografie“ (#33,524). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „description“ bei #33,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around description (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,526 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Beschreibung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for description, with forms such as "ddescription", "decsription", and "desccription". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "of", "ii", "TO", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is description, spelled D-E-S-C-R-I-P-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beschreibung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. He fits the description.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddescription
  • decsription
  • desccription
  • descirption
  • descripiton
  • descripption
  • descriptino
  • descriptionn
  • descriptoin
  • descripttion
  • descritpion
  • descrpition
  • descrription
  • desrciption
  • desscription
  • dsecription
  • edscription

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddescription1decsription2desccription1descirption2descripiton2descripption1descriptino2descriptionn1
Edit distance from "description"

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 "description"?
"description" is spelled D-E-S-C-R-I-P-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "description" mean?
As a noun, "description" means: Beschreibung
What words are commonly confused with "description"?
"description" is commonly confused with "of", "ii", "TO". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "description"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "description" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "description" come from?
"description" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

chaotischen#33,512eingeworfen#33,547elastischen#33,553brauchbaren#33,491

Similar misspelling depth

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

berufstätig17 variantsbehördliche17 variantsauszuliefern17 variantsausgegrenzt17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list