Dingo
[ˈdɪŋɡo]
The verdict
“Dingo” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Südostasien und Australien wild lebender Hund
Corpus desk
Index DE-dingo · Dingo · German
Dingo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dingo |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɪŋɡo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dingo“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dingo is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɪŋɡo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in Südostasien und Australien wild lebender Hund".
No misspelling variants are generated for Dingo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Dingo, spelled D-I-N-G-O.
Definition
- 1in Südostasien und Australien wild lebender Hund
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.