# Desaster vs disaster

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Desaster
*noun · IPA [deˈzaːstɐ] · frequency rank #12,479*
verhängnisvolles Unglück, schweres Missgeschick

### disaster
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #43,810*
Unglück, Unheil, Katastrophe

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/desaster-vs-disaster