Deutsch

\dɔɪ̯t͡ʃ\

/\dɔɪ̯t͡ʃ\/ name

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The verdict

“Deutsch” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,559. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,559
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Allemand, langue indo-européenne germanique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-deutsch · Deutsch · French

Deutsch · rank #30,559 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,559
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH devançant

Nearest frequency peer: devançant (+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 « Deutsch »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Deutsch » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Deutsch vs Dutch
71% similar
Deutsch vs Deutsche
88% similar

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

Key facts for Deutsch
PropertyValue
HeadwordDeutsch
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\dɔɪ̯t͡ʃ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,559
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Deutsch »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Deutschse 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 « devançant » (#30,560), « Delorme » (#30,557), « devil » (#30,561). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « Deutsch » est au #30,559. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Deutsch (IPA \dɔɪ̯t͡ʃ\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #30,559 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Allemand, langue indo-européenne germanique.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Deutsch, with forms such as "ddeutsch", "detusch", and "deustch". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Dutch", "Deutsche", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Deutsch, spelled D-E-U-T-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Allemand, langue indo-européenne germanique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hier wird Deutsch gesprochen.
  2. Ich spreche Deutsch.

Synonyms

Deutsche

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddeutsch
  • detusch
  • deustch
  • deutcsh
  • deutscch
  • deutschh
  • deutshc
  • deutssch
  • deuttsch
  • duetsch
  • edutsch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Deutsch - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddeutsch1detusch2deustch2deutcsh2deutscch1deutschh1deutshc2deutssch1
Edit distance from "Deutsch"

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 "Deutsch"?
"Deutsch" is spelled D-E-U-T-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \dɔɪ̯t͡ʃ\.
What does "Deutsch" mean?
As a proper noun, "Deutsch" means: Allemand, langue indo-européenne germanique.
What words are commonly confused with "Deutsch"?
"Deutsch" is commonly confused with "Dutch", "Deutsche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Deutsch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Deutsch" is \dɔɪ̯t͡ʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Deutsch" come from?
"Deutsch" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Delorme#30,557Cézanne#30,554couplée#30,545convexe#30,542

Similar misspelling depth

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

criaient11 variantscorsaire11 variantsdéforme11 variantsemparés11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list