digitalen

Name: digitalen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[diɡiˈtaːlən]

/[diɡiˈtaːlən]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“digitalen” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #4,971 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#4,971
frequency rank, German: 9
letters: 13
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum und Neutrum,

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

digitalen vs digitaler

89% similar

digitalen vs digitales

89% similar

digitalen vs digital

78% similar

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

Key facts for digitalen
Property	Value
Headword	digitalen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[diɡiˈtaːlən]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#4,971
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “digitalen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). digitalen lands here:

#4,971

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for digitalen is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [diɡiˈtaːlən]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,971 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 17 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for digitalen, with forms such as "ddigitalen", "dgiitalen", and "diggitalen". 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, "digitaler", "digitales", "digital", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is digitalen, spelled D-I-G-I-T-A-L-E-N.

Definition

1
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum und Neutrum,
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum und
3
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Adjektivs digital
4
Genitiv Singular alle Genera,
5
Dativ Singular alle Genera,
6
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum,
7
Nominativ Plural alle Genera,
8
Genitiv Plural alle Genera,
9
Dativ Plural alle Genera und
10
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs digital
11
Genitiv Singular alle Genera,
12
Dativ Singular alle Genera,
13
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum,
14
Nominativ Plural alle Genera,
15
Genitiv Plural alle Genera,
16
Dativ Plural alle Genera,
17
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs digital

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddigitalen,dgiitalen,diggitalen,digiatlen,digitaeln,digitalenn,digitallen,digitalne,digitlaen,digittalen,digtialen,diigtalen,idgitalen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "digitalen"

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 "digitalen"?

"digitalen" is spelled D-I-G-I-T-A-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [diɡiˈtaːlən].

What does "digitalen" mean?

As an adjective, "digitalen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum und Neutrum,

What words are commonly confused with "digitalen"?

"digitalen" is commonly confused with "digitaler", "digitales", "digital". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "digitalen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "digitalen" is [diɡiˈtaːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "digitalen" come from?

"digitalen" 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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Using “digitalen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is D-I-G-I-T-A-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [diɡiˈtaːlən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “digitaler” - see the side-by-side comparison. digitalen vs digitaler
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.