dienstags
[ˈdiːnstaːks]
The verdict
“dienstags” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #20,215 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #20,215
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jeweils am Dienstag, an Dienstagen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dienstags |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈdiːnstaːks] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #20,215 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dienstags” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for dienstags is 9 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdiːnstaːks]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,215 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "jeweils am Dienstag, an Dienstagen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for dienstags, with forms such as "ddienstags", "deinstags", and "diennstags". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Dienstes", "Dienstag", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is dienstags, spelled D-I-E-N-S-T-A-G-S.
Definition
- 1jeweils am Dienstag, an Dienstagen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddienstags,deinstags,diennstags,diensatgs,diensstags,dienstaggs,dienstagss,dienstasg,dienstgas,diensttags,dientsags,diesntags,dinestags,idenstags
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dienstags - 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.
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.
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Using “dienstags”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-I-E-N-S-T-A-G-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdiːnstaːks] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Dienstes” - see the side-by-side comparison. dienstags vs Dienstes
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.