dirty

[ˈdɜːti]

/[ˈdɜːti]/ adj

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The verdict

“dirty” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,778. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,778
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dreckig, schmutzig

Corpus desk

Index DE-dirty · dirty · German

dirty · rank #14,778 · 8 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,778
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Denkmalschutz

Nearest frequency peer: Denkmalschutz (-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 „dirty“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „dirty“ 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).

dirty vs dit
60% similar
dirty vs dry
60% similar
dirty vs dort
60% similar

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

Key facts for dirty
PropertyValue
Headworddirty
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdɜːti]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,778
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dirty“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).dirtyliegt 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: „Denkmalschutz“ (#14,777), „drittens“ (#14,779), „demokratischer“ (#14,776). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dirty“ bei #14,778. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around dirty (IPA [ˈdɜːti]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,778 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "dreckig, schmutzig".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for dirty, with forms such as "ddirty", "dirrty", and "dirtty". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "dit", "dry", "dort", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is dirty, spelled D-I-R-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    dreckig, schmutzig

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. He washes the dirty dishes.

Antonyms

clean

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddirty
  • dirrty
  • dirtty
  • dirtyy
  • diryt
  • ditry
  • drity
  • idrty

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dirty - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddirty1dirrty1dirtty1dirtyy1diryt2ditry2drity2idrty2
Edit distance from "dirty"

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 "dirty"?
"dirty" is spelled D-I-R-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɜːti].
What does "dirty" mean?
As an adjective, "dirty" means: dreckig, schmutzig
What words are commonly confused with "dirty"?
"dirty" is commonly confused with "dit", "dry", "dort". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dirty"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dirty" is [ˈdɜːti]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dirty" come from?
"dirty" 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 "dirty", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

early#14,784dankt#14,771earth#14,785Daddy#14,770

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list