Dessau

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The verdict

“Dessau” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,836. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,836
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadtteil von Dessau-Roßlau, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-dessau · Dessau · German

Dessau · rank #10,836 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,836
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dienstleistung

Nearest frequency peer: Dienstleistung (+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 „Dessau“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Dessau“ 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).

Dessau vs dessen
50% similar
Dessau vs Dessous
71% similar
Dessau vs of
0% similar

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

Key facts for Dessau
PropertyValue
HeadwordDessau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,836
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Dessau“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Dienstleistung“ (#10,837), „dauerhafte“ (#10,834), „Drohungen“ (#10,838). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dessau“ bei #10,836. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Dessau (IPA […]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #10,836 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dessau, with forms such as "ddessau", "desasu", and "desau". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dessen", "Dessous", "of", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Dessau, spelled D-E-S-S-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadtteil von Dessau-Roßlau, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
  2. 2
    Stadtteil von Arendsee, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
  3. 3
    Ortsteil von Burggen, Bayern, Deutschland
  4. 4
    Stadt in Texas, Vereinigte Staaten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dessau liegt in Deutschlands Osten.
  2. Dessau liegt in Deutschlands Südosten.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddessau
  • desasu
  • desau
  • dessua
  • deßau
  • dsesau
  • edssau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddessau1desasu2desau1dessua2deßau2dsesau2edssau2
Edit distance from "Dessau"

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 "Dessau"?
"Dessau" is spelled D-E-S-S-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Dessau" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dessau" means: Stadtteil von Dessau-Roßlau, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Dessau"?
"Dessau" is commonly confused with "dessen", "Dessous", "of". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dessau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dessau" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dessau" come from?
"Dessau" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Birgit#10,824falten#10,852Gitter#10,860grenzt#10,861

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Döner7 variantshallen7 variantshoffte7 variantsAdams7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list