dingen

[ˈdɪŋən]

/[ˈdɪŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“dingen” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,643. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,643
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden anwerben, jemanden gegen Lohn eine Aufgabe erledigen lassen (heute vor allem im Zusammenhang mit kriminellen Machenschaften benutzt)

Corpus desk

Index DE-dingen · dingen · German

dingen · rank #2,643 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,643
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bundesrepublik

Nearest frequency peer: Bundesrepublik (-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 „dingen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „dingen“ 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).

dingen vs dings
67% similar
dingen vs Dünen
50% similar
dingen vs Drogen
50% similar

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

Key facts for dingen
PropertyValue
Headworddingen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdɪŋən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,643
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dingen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).dingenliegt 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: „Bundesrepublik“ (#2,642), „diskutiert“ (#2,644), „Blog“ (#2,641). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dingen“ bei #2,643. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around dingen (IPA [ˈdɪŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,643 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemanden anwerben, jemanden gegen Lohn eine Aufgabe erledigen lassen (heute vor allem im Zusammenhang mit kriminellen Machenschaften benutzt)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for dingen, with forms such as "ddingen", "dignen", and "dinegn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dings", "Dünen", "Drogen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is dingen, spelled D-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden anwerben, jemanden gegen Lohn eine Aufgabe erledigen lassen (heute vor allem im Zusammenhang mit kriminellen Machenschaften benutzt)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Condottiere dang neue Söldner und überfiel Mailand. Hätten die USA ein Motiv gehabt, Sgrena zu töten «hätten sie diese schmutzige Arbeit von gedungenen Irakern erledigen lassen», sagten Geheimdienstangehörige dem Blatt.
  2. „Ein Weibsstück wie sie würde sich nicht scheuen, ihn bei der Polizei zu verpfeifen oder Schläger und Erpresser zu dingen.“

Synonyms

anheuernanstelleneinstellenengagierenmietenverpflichten

Antonyms

entlassenkündigen

This word in other languages

hire(English)contratar(Español)engager(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddingen
  • dignen
  • dinegn
  • dingenn
  • dinggen
  • dingne
  • dinngen
  • dnigen
  • idngen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddingen1dignen2dinegn2dingenn1dinggen1dingne2dinngen1dnigen2
Edit distance from "dingen"

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 "dingen"?
"dingen" is spelled D-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɪŋən].
What does "dingen" mean?
As a verb, "dingen" means: jemanden anwerben, jemanden gegen Lohn eine Aufgabe erledigen lassen (heute vor allem im Zusammenhang mit kriminellen Machenschaften benutzt)
What words are commonly confused with "dingen"?
"dingen" is commonly confused with "dings", "Dünen", "Drogen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dingen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dingen" is [ˈdɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dingen" come from?
"dingen" 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 "dingen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fakten#2,647beides#2,637folgte#2,650German#2,653

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Kräfte9 variantsUngarn9 variantsPfarrer9 variantsPflege9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list