Dutzend

/[ˈdʊt͡sn̩t]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,352

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Dutzend is aGermannoun. It means: alter, aber auch heute noch gebräuchlicher Zahlklassifikator für die Zahl Zwölf; zwölf Pronounced [ˈdʊt͡sn̩t]. It ranks #5,352 in German word frequency. Often confused with duzen and Dutzende.

Key facts for Dutzend
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HeadwordDutzend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʊt͡sn̩t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,352
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Dutzend is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdʊt͡sn̩t]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,352 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Dutzend, with forms such as "ddutzend", "dtuzend", and "duteznd". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "duzen", "Dutzende", "Dutzenden", 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 Dutzend, spelled D-U-T-Z-E-N-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    alter, aber auch heute noch gebräuchlicher Zahlklassifikator für die Zahl Zwölf; zwölf
  2. 2
    unbestimmte Anzahl von etwas; viele

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddutzend,dtuzend,duteznd,duttzend,dutzedn,dutzendd,dutzennd,dutzned,dutzzend,duztend,udtzend

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Dutzend

Misspelling Variants of "Dutzend"

ddutzend8dtuzend7duteznd7duttzend8dutzedn7dutzendd8dutzennd8dutzned7
Misspelling Variants of "Dutzend"

Frequency rank: #5,352 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dutzend"?
"Dutzend" is spelled D-U-T-Z-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊt͡sn̩t].
What does "Dutzend" mean?
As a noun, "Dutzend" means: alter, aber auch heute noch gebräuchlicher Zahlklassifikator für die Zahl Zwölf; zwölf
What words are commonly confused with "Dutzend"?
"Dutzend" is commonly confused with "duzen", "Dutzende", "Dutzenden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dutzend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dutzend" is [ˈdʊt͡sn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dutzend" come from?
"Dutzend" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.