dylan

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The verdict

“dylan” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,607. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,607
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Arbeit, das Werk

Corpus desk

Index DE-dylan · dylan · German

dylan · rank #15,607 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,607
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dreizehn

Nearest frequency peer: dreizehn (-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 „dylan“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „dylan“ 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).

dylan vs of
0% similar
dylan vs ii
0% similar
dylan vs TO
0% similar

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

Key facts for dylan
PropertyValue
Headworddylan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,607
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dylan“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).dylanliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „dreizehn“ (#15,606), „Einlagen“ (#15,608), „Dividende“ (#15,605). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dylan“ bei #15,607. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around dylan (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,607 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Arbeit, das Werk".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for dylan, with forms such as "ddylan", "dlyan", and "dyaln". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "of", "ii", "TO", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is dylan, spelled D-Y-L-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Arbeit, das Werk

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. dīlants, dilniks, dilinnans (Arbeiter, der Arbeitende); dīlnikans (die Arbeiter); dyla-pagyptis (Werkzeug); dīleitiskan, delati (die Hantierung); dilint (arbeiten, bewirken); dilinna tans? (arbeitet er?)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddylan
  • dlyan
  • dyaln
  • dylann
  • dyllan
  • dylna
  • dyylan
  • ydlan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dylan - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddylan1dlyan2dyaln2dylann1dyllan1dylna2dyylan1ydlan2
Edit distance from "dylan"

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 "dylan"?
"dylan" is spelled D-Y-L-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "dylan" mean?
As a noun, "dylan" means: die Arbeit, das Werk
What words are commonly confused with "dylan"?
"dylan" is commonly confused with "of", "ii", "TO". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dylan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dylan" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dylan" come from?
"dylan" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Dildo#15,602Essig#15,618Cyrus#15,595Geige#15,639

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

einnimmt8 variantseiserne8 variantsblaues8 variantsbereite8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list