dichtem

[ˈdɪçtəm]

/[ˈdɪçtəm]/ adj

The verdict

“dichtem” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,419. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,419
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dicht

Corpus desk

Index DE-dichtem · dichtem · German

dichtem · rank #42,419 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,419
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Desinfektion

Nearest frequency peer: Desinfektion (-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 „dichtem“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „dichtem“ 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).

dichtem vs dickem
71% similar
dichtem vs Dichter
71% similar
dichtem vs dichten
86% similar

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

Key facts for dichtem
PropertyValue
Headworddichtem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdɪçtəm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,419
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dichtem“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).dichtemliegt 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: „Desinfektion“ (#42,418), „dicksten“ (#42,420), „dereinst“ (#42,417). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dichtem“ bei #42,419. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around dichtem (IPA [ˈdɪçtəm]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,419 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for dichtem, with forms such as "dcihtem", "ddichtem", and "dicchtem". 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. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "dickem", "Dichter", "dichten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is dichtem, spelled D-I-C-H-T-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dicht
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dicht

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dcihtem
  • ddichtem
  • dicchtem
  • dichetm
  • dichhtem
  • dichtemm
  • dichtme
  • dichttem
  • dicthem
  • dihctem
  • idchtem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

dcihtem2ddichtem1dicchtem1dichetm2dichhtem1dichtemm1dichtme2dichttem1
Edit distance from "dichtem"

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 "dichtem"?
"dichtem" is spelled D-I-C-H-T-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɪçtəm].
What does "dichtem" mean?
As an adjective, "dichtem" means: Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dicht
What words are commonly confused with "dichtem"?
"dichtem" is commonly confused with "dickem", "Dichter", "dichten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dichtem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dichtem" is [ˈdɪçtəm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dichtem" come from?
"dichtem" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list