defenestrieren
[defenɛsˈtʁiːʁən]
The verdict
“defenestrieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Person (zur Hinrichtung) aus einem Fenster werfen
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Index DE-defenestrieren · defenestrieren · German
defenestrieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | defenestrieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [defenɛsˈtʁiːʁən] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „defenestrieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
defenestrieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [defenɛsˈtʁiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Person (zur Hinrichtung) aus einem Fenster werfen".
Zero misspellings are on record for defenestrieren in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is defenestrieren, spelled D-E-F-E-N-E-S-T-R-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine Person (zur Hinrichtung) aus einem Fenster werfen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how defenestrieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Mann mit dem Gänseknochen springt auf. Defenestrieren! Wir werfen sie aus dem Fenster! Die Runde lacht und klatscht Beifall.“
„Auf die Drohung, den Rat als eine Obrigkeit, deren Verhalten nicht gebilligt werde, zu ‚defenestrieren‘, von oben aus dem Fenster zu werfen, eilte Bürgermeister Nikolaus Sturm zu den Versammelten und erklärte die Zustimmung der Ratmannen.“
This word in other languages
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.