Dortmunds
[ˈdɔʁtmʊnts]
The verdict
“Dortmunds” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,748. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #41,748
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Dortmund
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dortmunds |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɔʁtmʊnts] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #41,748 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dortmunds” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Dortmunds (IPA [ˈdɔʁtmʊnts]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,748 among 45,632 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Dortmund".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dortmunds, with forms such as "ddortmunds", "dormtunds", and "dorrtmunds". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Dortmund", "Dortmunder", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Dortmunds, spelled D-O-R-T-M-U-N-D-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Dortmund
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddortmunds,dormtunds,dorrtmunds,dortmmunds,dortmnuds,dortmudns,dortmundds,dortmundss,dortmunnds,dortmunsd,dorttmunds,dortumnds,dotrmunds,drotmunds,odrtmunds
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dortmunds - 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.
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.
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Using “Dortmunds”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-O-R-T-M-U-N-D-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdɔʁtmʊnts] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Dortmund” - see the side-by-side comparison. Dortmunds vs Dortmund
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.