deer

[ˈdɪə(ɹ)]

/[ˈdɪə(ɹ)]/ noun

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The verdict

“deer” is uncommon German (frequency #59,562 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,562
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Tier, insbesondere ein Säugetier

Key facts for deer
PropertyValue
Headworddeer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdɪə(ɹ)]
Letters4
Frequency rank#59,562
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “deer” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). deer lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

deer is uncommon German at frequency #59,562 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɪə(ɹ)]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

deer has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is deer, spelled D-E-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Tier, insbesondere ein Säugetier
  2. 2
    ein Vertreter der Hirsche (Cervidae), im besonderen der Echten Hirsche (Cervinae) und Trughirsche (Capreolinae), oder allgemein anderer Paarhufer (Artiodactyla)
  3. 3
    ein Vertreter der Hirsche (Cervidae), im besonderen der Echten Hirsche (Cervinae) und Trughirsche (Capreolinae), oder allgemein anderer Paarhufer (Artiodactyla)
  4. 4
    ein Vertreter der Hirsche (Cervidae), im besonderen der Echten Hirsche (Cervinae) und Trughirsche (Capreolinae), oder allgemein anderer Paarhufer (Artiodactyla)
  5. 5
    ein Vertreter der Hirsche (Cervidae), im besonderen der Echten Hirsche (Cervinae) und Trughirsche (Capreolinae), oder allgemein anderer Paarhufer (Artiodactyla)
  6. 6
    Hirsch-, Rehfleisch, Wildbret

Synonyms

venison

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 "deer"?
"deer" is spelled D-E-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɪə(ɹ)].
What does "deer" mean?
As a noun, "deer" means: ein Tier, insbesondere ein Säugetier
How do you pronounce "deer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deer" is [ˈdɪə(ɹ)]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deer" come from?
"deer" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “deer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-E-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdɪə(ɹ)] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list