dealen

[ˈdiːlən]

/[ˈdiːlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“dealen” is uncommon German (frequency #52,017 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,017
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Drogen handeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-dealen · dealen · German

dealen · rank #52,017 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,017
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH davonlaufen

Nearest frequency peer: davonlaufen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „dealen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „dealen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dealen
PropertyValue
Headworddealen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdiːlən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,017
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dealen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).dealenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „davonlaufen“ (#52,016), „defekter“ (#52,018), „Datenlage“ (#52,015). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dealen“ bei #52,017. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dealen is uncommon German at frequency #52,017 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdiːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Drogen handeln".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dealen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is dealen, spelled D-E-A-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Drogen handeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er ist im Knast, weil er gedealt hat.
  2. „So gelingt es uns, auf einem Basar der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirchengemeinde Rom … einen der überaus begehrten und daher knappen Adventskränze zu ergattern, mit denen in deutschen Kreisen gedealt wird wie mit reinstem Kokain.“

This word in other languages

deal(English)dealer(Français)

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 "dealen"?
"dealen" is spelled D-E-A-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdiːlən].
What does "dealen" mean?
As a verb, "dealen" means: mit Drogen handeln
How do you pronounce "dealen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dealen" is [ˈdiːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dealen" come from?
"dealen" is a German 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 German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list