Dealer

/[ˈdiːlɐ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,046

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

Dealer is aGermannoun. It means: jemand, der Drogen verkauft Pronounced [ˈdiːlɐ]. Often confused with dear and derer.

Key facts for Dealer
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HeadwordDealer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdiːlɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,046
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Dealer in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Dealer is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdiːlɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,046 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Dealer, with forms such as "daeler", "ddealer", and "deaelr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "dear", "derer", "Deals", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Dealer, spelled D-E-A-L-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der Drogen verkauft
  2. 2
    jemand, der (mit Wertpapieren) an einer Börse handelt

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: daeler,ddealer,deaelr,dealerr,dealler,dealre,delaer,edaler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Dealer

Misspelling Variants of "Dealer"

daeler6ddealer7deaelr6dealerr7dealler7dealre6delaer6edaler6
Misspelling Variants of "Dealer"

Frequency rank: #12,046 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dealer"?
"Dealer" is spelled D-E-A-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdiːlɐ].
What does "Dealer" mean?
As a noun, "Dealer" means: jemand, der Drogen verkauft
What words are commonly confused with "Dealer"?
"Dealer" is commonly confused with "dear", "derer", "Deals". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dealer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dealer" is [ˈdiːlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dealer" come from?
"Dealer" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.