Detroit

[diˈtʁɔɪ̯t]

/[diˈtʁɔɪ̯t]/ name

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The verdict

“Detroit” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,690. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,690
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Großstadt im US-Bundesstaat Michigan

Corpus desk

Index DE-detroit · Detroit · German

Detroit · rank #12,690 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,690
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH derjenigen

Nearest frequency peer: derjenigen (-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 „Detroit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Detroit
PropertyValue
HeadwordDetroit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[diˈtʁɔɪ̯t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,690
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Detroit“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Detroitliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „derjenigen“ (#12,689), „deutschlandweit“ (#12,691), „cod“ (#12,688). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Detroit“ bei #12,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Detroit (IPA [diˈtʁɔɪ̯t]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #12,690 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Großstadt im US-Bundesstaat Michigan".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Detroit, with forms such as "ddetroit", "dertoit", and "detorit". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Detroit, spelled D-E-T-R-O-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Großstadt im US-Bundesstaat Michigan

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs war Detroit eine florierende Stadt – der Nabel der US-Automobilindustrie.“

This word in other languages

Detroit(English)Detroit(Español)Détroit(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddetroit
  • dertoit
  • detorit
  • detriot
  • detroitt
  • detroti
  • detrroit
  • dettroit
  • dteroit
  • edtroit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Detroit - 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.

ddetroit1dertoit2detorit2detriot2detroitt1detroti2detrroit1dettroit1
Edit distance from "Detroit"

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 "Detroit"?
"Detroit" is spelled D-E-T-R-O-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [diˈtʁɔɪ̯t].
What does "Detroit" mean?
As a proper noun, "Detroit" means: Großstadt im US-Bundesstaat Michigan
What are common misspellings of "Detroit"?
Common misspellings include "ddetroit", "dertoit", "detorit", "detriot", "detroitt". The correct spelling is "Detroit".
How do you pronounce "Detroit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Detroit" is [diˈtʁɔɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Detroit" come from?
"Detroit" 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?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

etwaige#12,702flirten#12,708Formate#12,710fühlten#12,711

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

bekennen10 variantsgeräumt10 variantszeitnah10 variantsjüngst10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list