deceive
[dɪˈsiːv]
The verdict
“deceive” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - belügen, anlügen, täuschen, betrügen, jemandem etwas vormachen
Corpus desk
Index DE-deceive · deceive · German
deceive · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | deceive |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [dɪˈsiːv] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „deceive“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
deceive is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [dɪˈsiːv]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for deceive, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is deceive, spelled D-E-C-E-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1belügen, anlügen, täuschen, betrügen, jemandem etwas vormachen
- 2sich selbst täuschen, etwas vormachen
- 3betrügen
- 4betrügen (durch Fremdgehen oder „einen Seitensprung machen“)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how deceive appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
You can't pass exams without working, so don't deceive yourself (into thinking you can).
It may be possible to deceive men, but one cannot deceive the gods.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.