Dimension
[ˌdimɛnˈzi̯oːn]
The verdict
“Dimension” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #7,030 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,030
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ausmaß einer Sache
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 | Dimension |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌdimɛnˈzi̯oːn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #7,030 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dimension” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Dimension is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌdimɛnˈzi̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,030 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 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 Dimension, with forms such as "ddimension", "diemnsion", and "dimenison". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Dimensionen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Dimension, spelled D-I-M-E-N-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Ausmaß einer Sache
- 2körperliche Größe eines Gegenstandes in seinem ihn aufspannenden Raum
- 3Freiheitsgrad in einem, beziehungsweise die Zahl der Freiheitsgrade eines physikalischen Raumes
- 4Einheit für eine Größe in einem Maßsystem
- 5eine einen Raum wesentlich kennzeichnende Größe, dieser Raum muss nicht der gewöhnliche der körperlichen Gegenstände sein, sondern kann auch etwas Abstraktes begrifflich fassen, sehr oft ist damit die Anzahl der notwendigen Koordinaten gemeint, mit denen erst man einen „Punkt“ aus diesem Raum eindeutig von allen anderen darin unterschieden hat
- 6Abmessung, Ausdehnungsrichtung oder auch Merkmalsbereich, Eigenschaftsraum, als statistischer Zusammenhang zwischen den Merkmalen
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddimension,diemnsion,dimenison,dimennsion,dimensino,dimensionn,dimensoin,dimenssion,dimesnion,dimmension,dimnesion,dmiension,idmension
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dimension - 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.
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 “Dimension”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-I-M-E-N-S-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌdimɛnˈzi̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Dimensionen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Dimension vs Dimensionen
- 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.