dechiffrieren
[deʃɪˈfʁiːʁən]
The verdict
“dechiffrieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen in Geheimschrift verfassten Text entschlüsseln
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Index DE-dechiffrieren · dechiffrieren · German
dechiffrieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | dechiffrieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [deʃɪˈfʁiːʁən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dechiffrieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dechiffrieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [deʃɪˈfʁiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einen in Geheimschrift verfassten Text entschlüsseln".
dechiffrieren has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is dechiffrieren, spelled D-E-C-H-I-F-F-R-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen in Geheimschrift verfassten Text entschlüsseln
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dechiffrieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Diese Ziffernfolge wurde nach Kuba gefunkt und konnte dort wieder dechiffriert werden, indem zunächst an jeder Stelle die entsprechende Ziffer der Schlüsselfolge subtrahiert wurde (wieder ohne Übertrag) und die erhaltenen Ziffern dann wieder in Buchstaben umgesetzt wurden.“
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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.