düngen

[ˈdʏŋən]

/[ˈdʏŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“düngen” is uncommon German (frequency #50,403 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,403
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dünger verteilen

Corpus desk

Index DE-dungen · düngen · German

düngen · rank #50,403 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,403
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dübel

Nearest frequency peer: Dübel (-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 „düngen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „düngen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for düngen
PropertyValue
Headworddüngen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdʏŋən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,403
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „düngen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.düngenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Dübel“ (#50,402), „ehrwürdige“ (#50,405), „durchsuchten“ (#50,400). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „düngen“ bei #50,403. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

düngen is uncommon German at frequency #50,403 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdʏŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for düngen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is düngen, spelled D-Ü-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dünger verteilen
  2. 2
    als Dünger wirken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich dünge die Felder, damit der Salat besser wächst.
  2. „GEOMAR-Forschende beobachten, dass dort, wo weniger gedüngt wird, das Seegras in der Ostsee besser wächst.“

This word in other languages

manure(English)abonar(Español)fertiliser(Français)

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 "düngen"?
"düngen" is spelled D-Ü-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʏŋən].
What does "düngen" mean?
As a verb, "düngen" means: Dünger verteilen
How do you pronounce "düngen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "düngen" is [ˈdʏŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "düngen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "düngen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Eimern#50,408Duktus#50,396dannen#50,386Dankes#50,385

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list