donnern

[ˈdɔnɐn]

/[ˈdɔnɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“donnern” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,107. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,107
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - als Folge eines Blitzes ein lautes Geräusch verursachen

Corpus desk

Index DE-donnern · donnern · German

donnern · rank #43,107 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,107
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Doktoren

Nearest frequency peer: Doktoren (-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 „donnern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „donnern“ 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).

donnern vs dünnen
71% similar
donnern vs dünner
71% similar
donnern vs Dornen
57% similar

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

Key facts for donnern
PropertyValue
Headworddonnern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdɔnɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#43,107
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „donnern“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.donnernliegt 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: „Doktoren“ (#43,106), „doppler“ (#43,108), „Dogmatik“ (#43,105). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „donnern“ bei #43,107. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around donnern (IPA [ˈdɔnɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #43,107 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for donnern, with forms such as "ddonnern", "dnonern", and "donenrn". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "dünnen", "dünner", "Dornen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 donnern, spelled D-O-N-N-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    als Folge eines Blitzes ein lautes Geräusch verursachen
  2. 2
    laut (und kritisch) reden
  3. 3
    laut und tösend (schnell) fahren
  4. 4
    (etwas) laut und mit Wucht schlagen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es donnert! Ein Gewitter zieht auf!
  2. „Ihr Vollidioten!“ donnerte er.

Antonyms

blitzenflüsternschleichen

This word in other languages

thunder(English)tronar(Español)tonner(Français)trovejar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddonnern
  • dnonern
  • donenrn
  • donern
  • donnenr
  • donnernn
  • donnerrn
  • donnren
  • odnnern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddonnern1dnonern2donenrn2donern1donnenr2donnernn1donnerrn1donnren2
Edit distance from "donnern"

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 "donnern"?
"donnern" is spelled D-O-N-N-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɔnɐn].
What does "donnern" mean?
As a verb, "donnern" means: als Folge eines Blitzes ein lautes Geräusch verursachen
What words are commonly confused with "donnern"?
"donnern" is commonly confused with "dünnen", "dünner", "Dornen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "donnern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "donnern" is [ˈdɔnɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "donnern" come from?
"donnern" 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 "donnern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

doppler#43,108Dukaten#43,113diaries#43,100Dehnung#43,098

Similar misspelling depth

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

Dorfen9 variantsblühte9 variantsExkurs9 variantsbefuhr9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list