dieselbe

[diːˈzɛlbə]

/[diːˈzɛlbə]/ unknown

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The verdict

“dieselbe” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,258. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,258
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum des Pronomens derselbe

Corpus desk

Index DE-dieselbe · dieselbe · German

dieselbe · rank #4,258 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,258
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dauerhaft

Nearest frequency peer: dauerhaft (-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 „dieselbe“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „dieselbe“ 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).

dieselbe vs dieselben
89% similar
dieselbe vs diesel
75% similar
dieselbe vs dasselbe
75% similar

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

Key facts for dieselbe
PropertyValue
Headworddieselbe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[diːˈzɛlbə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,258
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dieselbe“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).dieselbeliegt 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: „dauerhaft“ (#4,257), „Duisburg“ (#4,259), „content“ (#4,256). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dieselbe“ bei #4,258. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around dieselbe (IPA [diːˈzɛlbə]), anunknown. Corpus frequency is #4,258 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 dieselbe, with forms such as "ddieselbe", "deiselbe", and "dieeslbe". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "dieselben", "diesel", "dasselbe", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 dieselbe, spelled D-I-E-S-E-L-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum des Pronomens derselbe
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum des Pronomens derselbe

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddieselbe
  • deiselbe
  • dieeslbe
  • dieseble
  • dieselbbe
  • dieseleb
  • diesellbe
  • dieslebe
  • diesselbe
  • diseelbe
  • ideselbe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddieselbe1deiselbe2dieeslbe2dieseble2dieselbbe1dieseleb2diesellbe1dieslebe2
Edit distance from "dieselbe"

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 "dieselbe"?
"dieselbe" is spelled D-I-E-S-E-L-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [diːˈzɛlbə].
What does "dieselbe" mean?
As an unknown, "dieselbe" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum des Pronomens derselbe
What words are commonly confused with "dieselbe"?
"dieselbe" is commonly confused with "dieselben", "diesel", "dasselbe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dieselbe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dieselbe" is [diːˈzɛlbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dieselbe" come from?
"dieselbe" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Duisburg#4,259brachten#4,254eingehen#4,263aufgeben#4,249

Similar misspelling depth

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

content11 variantsEmpfang11 variantsGünther11 variantsheiraten11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list