decide
[dɪˈsaɪd]
The verdict
“decide” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - entscheiden
Corpus desk
Index DE-decide · decide · German
decide · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | decide |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [dɪˈsaɪd] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „decide“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
decide is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [dɪˈsaɪd]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "entscheiden".
Zero misspellings are on record for decide in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is decide, spelled D-E-C-I-D-E.
Definition
- 1entscheiden
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how decide appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"How will my oncologist decide how much chemotherapy to give me?"
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