Duisburg

/[ˈdyːsbʊʁk]/ name

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,259

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Duisburg is aGermanname. It means: Großstadt im Ruhrgebiet und in der niederrheinischen Region Nordrhein-Westfalens, Deutschland Pronounced [ˈdyːsbʊʁk]. It ranks #4,259 in German word frequency. Often confused with Duisburger and Dieburg.

Key facts for Duisburg
PropertyValue
HeadwordDuisburg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈdyːsbʊʁk]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,259
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Duisburg is 8 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdyːsbʊʁk]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,259 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Duisburg, with forms such as "dduisburg", "diusburg", and "duibsurg". 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, "Duisburger", "Dieburg", 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 Duisburg, spelled D-U-I-S-B-U-R-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Großstadt im Ruhrgebiet und in der niederrheinischen Region Nordrhein-Westfalens, Deutschland
  2. 2
    ehemalige Gemeinde in Belgien, heute ein Stadtteil der belgischen Stadt Tervuren

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: dduisburg,diusburg,duibsurg,duisbburg,duisbrug,duisbugr,duisburgg,duisburrg,duissburg,duisubrg,dusiburg,udisburg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Duisburg

Misspelling Variants of "Duisburg"

dduisburg9diusburg8duibsurg8duisbburg9duisbrug8duisbugr8duisburgg9duisburrg9
Misspelling Variants of "Duisburg"

Frequency rank: #4,259 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Duisburg"?
"Duisburg" is spelled D-U-I-S-B-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdyːsbʊʁk].
What does "Duisburg" mean?
As a name, "Duisburg" means: Großstadt im Ruhrgebiet und in der niederrheinischen Region Nordrhein-Westfalens, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Duisburg"?
"Duisburg" is commonly confused with "Duisburger", "Dieburg". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Duisburg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Duisburg" is [ˈdyːsbʊʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Duisburg" come from?
"Duisburg" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.