Ding
[dɪŋ]
The verdict
“Ding” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,351. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,351
- frequency rank, German
- 2,764
- “D” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gegenstand, dessen Eigenschaften nicht näher bezeichnet sind
Corpus desk
Index DE-ding · Ding · German
Ding · rank #1,351 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,351
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,764
- PHOTO-FINISH DDR
Nearest frequency peer: DDR (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Ding”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- CSU
CSU
98,653 corpus weight
- dahin
dahin
98,652 corpus weight
- DDR
DDR
98,651 corpus weight
- Ding
Ding
98,650 corpus weight
- Friedrich
Friedrich
98,649 corpus weight
- gelten
gelten
98,648 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Ding” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | Ding |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [dɪŋ] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #1,351 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ding” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around Ding (IPA [dɪŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,351 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ding, with forms such as "dding", "dign", and "dingg". 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, "don", "DNA", "dog", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ding, spelled D-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Gegenstand, dessen Eigenschaften nicht näher bezeichnet sind
- 2Gegenstand, dessen Eigenschaften nicht näher bezeichnet sind
- 3Gegenstand, dessen Eigenschaften nicht näher bezeichnet sind
- 4Angelegenheit
- 5junges Mädchen
- 6fragwürdiges oder normwidriges Verhalten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ding appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Was ist denn das für ein seltsames Ding?
„Allerdings“, sprach die Sphinx, nahm das Dings mehr nach links, und da ging's.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- dding
- dign
- dingg
- dinng
- dnig
- idng
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ding - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ding", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Ding". Here's where to go from here.
- "Ding" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "don". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,351 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.