Distanz

/[dɪsˈtant͡s]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,785

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Distanz is aGermannoun. It means: Abstand zwischen zwei Orten, Punkten Pronounced [dɪsˈtant͡s]. It ranks #4,785 in German word frequency. Often confused with Distanzen and distance.

Key facts for Distanz
PropertyValue
HeadwordDistanz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dɪsˈtant͡s]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,785
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Distanz in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Distanz is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [dɪsˈtant͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,785 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Distanz, with forms such as "ddistanz", "disatnz", and "disstanz". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Distanzen", "distance", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Distanz, spelled D-I-S-T-A-N-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abstand zwischen zwei Orten, Punkten
  2. 2
    bereits zurückgelegte beziehungsweise noch bevorstehende Strecke oder Runden in einem Sport- oder Box-Wettkampf
  3. 3
    Haltung anderen gegenüber, persönlichen oder respektvollen Abstand zu halten

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddistanz,disatnz,disstanz,distannz,distanzz,distazn,distnaz,disttanz,ditsanz,dsitanz,idstanz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Distanz

Misspelling Variants of "Distanz"

ddistanz8disatnz7disstanz8distannz8distanzz8distazn7distnaz7disttanz8
Misspelling Variants of "Distanz"

Frequency rank: #4,785 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Distanz"?
"Distanz" is spelled D-I-S-T-A-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪsˈtant͡s].
What does "Distanz" mean?
As a noun, "Distanz" means: Abstand zwischen zwei Orten, Punkten
What words are commonly confused with "Distanz"?
"Distanz" is commonly confused with "Distanzen", "distance". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Distanz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Distanz" is [dɪsˈtant͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Distanz" come from?
"Distanz" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.