Dubstep
[ˈdapstɛp]
The verdict
“Dubstep” is uncommon German (frequency #63,238 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,238
- frequency rank, German
- 2,764
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein modernes, elektronisches Musikgenre
Corpus desk
Index DE-dubstep · Dubstep · German
Dubstep · rank #63,238 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,238
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,764
- PHOTO-FINISH drollig
Nearest frequency peer: drollig (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Dubstep“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- dreizehnte
dreizehnte
36,766 corpus weight
- drollig
drollig
36,764 corpus weight
- Dubstep
Dubstep
36,763 corpus weight
- Durchgangs
Durchgangs
36,762 corpus weight
- durchgestri…
durchgestrichen
36,761 corpus weight
- dämonischen
dämonischen
36,760 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Dubstep“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dubstep |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdapstɛp] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #63,238 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dubstep“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dubstep is uncommon German at frequency #63,238 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdapstɛp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein modernes, elektronisches Musikgenre".
Dubstep has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Dubstep, spelled D-U-B-S-T-E-P.
Definition
- 1ein modernes, elektronisches Musikgenre
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dubstep appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dubstep entstand um 2001 und ging unter anderem aus den Genres Reggae, Dub und Two Step hervor.
„Dubstep ist die jüngste Mutation der elektronischen Musikszene Londons.“
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); 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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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).