Dillingen

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The verdict

“Dillingen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,708. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,708
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-dillingen · Dillingen · German

Dillingen · rank #35,708 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,708
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH DHB

Nearest frequency peer: DHB (-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 „Dillingen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Dillingen“ 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).

Dillingen vs of
0% similar
Dillingen vs ii
22% similar
Dillingen vs TO
0% similar

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

Key facts for Dillingen
PropertyValue
HeadwordDillingen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,708
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Dillingen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Dillingenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „DHB“ (#35,707), „Donaueschingen“ (#35,709), „desire“ (#35,706). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dillingen“ bei #35,708. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Dillingen (IPA […]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #35,708 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dillingen, with forms such as "ddillingen", "dililngen", and "dilingen". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "of", "ii", "TO", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Dillingen, spelled D-I-L-L-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland
  2. 2
    eine Stadt im Saarland, Deutschland
  3. 3
    Stadtteil von Friedrichsdorf, Hessen, Deutschland
  4. 4
    Ortsteil von Befort, Luxemburg

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dillingen liegt in Deutschlands Südosten.
  2. Dillingen liegt in Deutschlands Südwesten.

Synonyms

Dillingen an der DonauDillingen an der Saar

This word in other languages

Dillingen(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddillingen
  • dililngen
  • dilingen
  • dillignen
  • dillinegn
  • dillingenn
  • dillinggen
  • dillingne
  • dillinngen
  • dillnigen
  • dlilingen
  • idllingen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddillingen1dililngen2dilingen1dillignen2dillinegn2dillingenn1dillinggen1dillingne2
Edit distance from "Dillingen"

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 "Dillingen"?
"Dillingen" is spelled D-I-L-L-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Dillingen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dillingen" means: eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Dillingen"?
"Dillingen" is commonly confused with "of", "ii", "TO". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dillingen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dillingen" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dillingen" come from?
"Dillingen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

demütigen#35,704dazugeben#35,702Darlegung#35,700Ehemannes#35,720

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Dekadenz12 variantsEckstein12 variantsBungalow12 variantsBornheim12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list