Dienst

[diːnst]

/[diːnst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dienst” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,471. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,471
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Arbeitsverhältnis, die regelmäßige bezahlte Arbeit, die Amtspflichten

Corpus desk

Index DE-dienst · Dienst · German

Dienst · rank #1,471 · 9 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,471
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH brauche

Nearest frequency peer: brauche (-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 „Dienst“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Dienst“ 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).

Dienst vs dies
50% similar
Dienst vs diet
50% similar
Dienst vs diese
50% similar

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

Key facts for Dienst
PropertyValue
HeadwordDienst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[diːnst]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,471
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Dienst“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Dienstliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „brauche“ (#1,470), „dumm“ (#1,472), „bezahlen“ (#1,469). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dienst“ bei #1,471. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Dienst (IPA [diːnst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,471 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dienst, with forms such as "ddienst", "deinst", and "diennst". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "dies", "diet", "diese", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 Dienst, spelled D-I-E-N-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Arbeitsverhältnis, die regelmäßige bezahlte Arbeit, die Amtspflichten
  2. 2
    das Dienen, für etwas Gutes, für die Allgemeinheit
  3. 3
    der Betrieb, das Funktionieren
  4. 4
    die Hilfe, der Beistand
  5. 5
    eine Organisation, Behörde oder ein Unternehmen
  6. 6
    eine Gruppe von Personen, die für dieselbe Sache tätig sind
  7. 7
    dünne Säule eines Bündel- oder Wandpfeilers
  8. 8
    Programm, das ohne Benutzeroberfläche läuft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sein Dienst geht von acht bis siebzehn Uhr.
  2. „An diesem Gründonnerstag hatte er noch Dienst, danach begannen seine Osterferien.“

Synonyms

Diakonie

This word in other languages

duty(English)servicio(Español)service(Français)serviço(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddienst
  • deinst
  • diennst
  • diensst
  • dienstt
  • dients
  • diesnt
  • dinest
  • idenst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dienst - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddienst1deinst2diennst1diensst1dienstt1dients2diesnt2dinest2
Edit distance from "Dienst"

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 "Dienst"?
"Dienst" is spelled D-I-E-N-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [diːnst].
What does "Dienst" mean?
As a noun, "Dienst" means: das Arbeitsverhältnis, die regelmäßige bezahlte Arbeit, die Amtspflichten
What words are commonly confused with "Dienst"?
"Dienst" is commonly confused with "dies", "diet", "diese". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dienst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dienst" is [diːnst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dienst" come from?
"Dienst" 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 "Dienst", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

feiern#1,476sprach#1,460Kamera#1,485normal#1,457

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list