Dantzig

\dɑ̃.tsiɡ\

/\dɑ̃.tsiɡ\/ name

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The verdict

“Dantzig” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,274. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,274
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ancien nom de Gdańsk, ville de Pologne et port sur la mer Baltique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dantzig · Dantzig · French

Dantzig · rank #47,274 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,274
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH cédez

Nearest frequency peer: cédez (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Dantzig »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Dantzig » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dantzig
PropertyValue
HeadwordDantzig
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\dɑ̃.tsiɡ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#47,274
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Dantzig »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Dantzigse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « cédez » (#47,273), « cuirassiers » (#47,271), « Delvaux » (#47,277). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « Dantzig » est au #47,274. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Dantzig (IPA \dɑ̃.tsiɡ\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #47,274 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ancien nom de Gdańsk, ville de Pologne et port sur la mer Baltique.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dantzig, with forms such as "adntzig", "danntzig", and "dantizg". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Dantzig, spelled D-A-N-T-Z-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ancien nom de Gdańsk, ville de Pologne et port sur la mer Baltique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ainsi, tout en la séparant de la Pologne, la nature du sol divisait la Poméranie en deux parties : la Poméranie de l'Oder avec Stettin (Szczecin) pour capitale et la Poméranie vistulienne dont Dantzig était le centre.

This word in other languages

Danzig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adntzig
  • danntzig
  • dantizg
  • danttzig
  • dantzgi
  • dantzigg
  • dantzzig
  • danztig
  • datnzig
  • ddantzig
  • dnatzig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

adntzig2danntzig1dantizg2danttzig1dantzgi2dantzigg1dantzzig1danztig2
Edit distance from "Dantzig"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dantzig"?
"Dantzig" is spelled D-A-N-T-Z-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is \dɑ̃.tsiɡ\.
What does "Dantzig" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dantzig" means: Ancien nom de Gdańsk, ville de Pologne et port sur la mer Baltique.
What are common misspellings of "Dantzig"?
Common misspellings include "adntzig", "danntzig", "dantizg", "danttzig", "dantzgi". The correct spelling is "Dantzig".
How do you pronounce "Dantzig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dantzig" is \dɑ̃.tsiɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dantzig" come from?
"Dantzig" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Delvaux#47,277crosses#47,268courson#47,266digeste#47,282

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

couillons11 variantscorrompt11 variantscopinage11 variantsentailles11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list