Dung

[dʊŋ]

/[dʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dung” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,866. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,866
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Gemisch von Fäkalien zum Fördern des Wachstums von (Nutz-)Pflanzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-dung · Dung · German

Dung · rank #45,866 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,866
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH duften

Nearest frequency peer: duften (-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 „Dung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Dung“ 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).

Dung vs duo
25% similar
Dung vs Dur
50% similar
Dung vs Dus
50% similar

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

Key facts for Dung
PropertyValue
HeadwordDung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dʊŋ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#45,866
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Dung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Dungliegt 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: „duften“ (#45,865), „dunkelgrau“ (#45,867), „dröhnt“ (#45,864). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dung“ bei #45,866. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Dung (IPA [dʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,866 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Gemisch von Fäkalien zum Fördern des Wachstums von (Nutz-)Pflanzen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dung, with forms such as "ddung", "dnug", and "dugn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "duo", "Dur", "Dus", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Dung, spelled D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Gemisch von Fäkalien zum Fördern des Wachstums von (Nutz-)Pflanzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Bauer verteilt den Dung auf dem Acker.

This word in other languages

dung(English)abono(Español)fumier(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddung
  • dnug
  • dugn
  • dungg
  • dunng
  • udng

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddung1dnug2dugn2dungg1dunng1udng2
Edit distance from "Dung"

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 "Dung"?
"Dung" is spelled D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [dʊŋ].
What does "Dung" mean?
As a noun, "Dung" means: ein Gemisch von Fäkalien zum Fördern des Wachstums von (Nutz-)Pflanzen
What words are commonly confused with "Dung"?
"Dung" is commonly confused with "duo", "Dur", "Dus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dung" is [dʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dung" come from?
"Dung" 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 "Dung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dust#45,871egli#45,875davy#45,844CPUs#45,837

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

cest6 variantsBMWi6 variantsFöhr6 variantsbanco6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list