Düsseldorf
[ˈdʏsl̩ˌdɔʁf]
The verdict
“Düsseldorf” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,446. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,446
- frequency rank, German
- 2,764
- “D” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in Deutschland, Hauptstadt von Nordrhein-Westfalen
Corpus desk
Index DE-dusseldorf · Düsseldorf · German
Düsseldorf · rank #1,446 · 15 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-COMMON #1,446
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,764
- PHOTO-FINISH berichtet
Nearest frequency peer: berichtet (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Düsseldorf”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- zufrieden
zufrieden
98,558 corpus weight
- Zusammenarb…
Zusammenarbeit
98,557 corpus weight
- berichtet
berichtet
98,556 corpus weight
- Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
98,555 corpus weight
- et
et
98,554 corpus weight
- Familien
Familien
98,553 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Düsseldorf” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | Düsseldorf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈdʏsl̩ˌdɔʁf] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #1,446 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Düsseldorf” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Düsseldorf (IPA [ˈdʏsl̩ˌdɔʁf]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #1,446 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Stadt in Deutschland, Hauptstadt von Nordrhein-Westfalen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Düsseldorf, with forms such as "ddüsseldorf", "dsüseldorf", and "düseldorf". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Düsseldorfer", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Düsseldorf, spelled D-Ü-S-S-E-L-D-O-R-F.
Definition
- 1Stadt in Deutschland, Hauptstadt von Nordrhein-Westfalen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Düsseldorf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Düsseldorf liegt am rechten Rheinufer.
Das Düsseldorf des 19. Jahrhunderts sah ganz anders als das heutige aus.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddüsseldorf
- dsüseldorf
- düseldorf
- düsesldorf
- düssedlorf
- düsselddorf
- düsseldofr
- düsseldorff
- düsseldorrf
- düsseldrof
- düsselldorf
- düsselodrf
- düssledorf
- düßeldorf
- üdsseldorf
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Düsseldorf - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Düsseldorf", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "Düsseldorfer". View pair
- 15 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,446 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.