desjenigen
[ˈdɛsˌjeːnɪɡn̩]
The verdict
“desjenigen” is uncommon German (frequency #51,233 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a determiner. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,233
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulin des Demonstrativpronomens derjenige
Corpus desk
Index DE-desjenigen · desjenigen · German
desjenigen · rank #51,233 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,233
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 45,632
- PHOTO-FINISH Desinformation
Nearest frequency peer: Desinformation (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “desjenigen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Dermatologie
Dermatologie
48,770 corpus weight
- Desinformat…
Desinformation
48,769 corpus weight
- desjenigen
desjenigen
48,768 corpus weight
- Deutschtürk…
Deutschtürken
48,767 corpus weight
- dezente
dezente
48,766 corpus weight
- dic
dic
48,765 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “desjenigen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desjenigen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Determiner |
| IPA | [ˈdɛsˌjeːnɪɡn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #51,233 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desjenigen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
desjenigen is uncommon German at frequency #51,233 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as adeterminer, transcribed [ˈdɛsˌjeːnɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for desjenigen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is desjenigen, spelled D-E-S-J-E-N-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular Maskulin des Demonstrativpronomens derjenige
- 2Genitiv Singular Neutrum des Demonstrativpronomens derjenige
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "desjenigen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.