Defibrillator

[defibʁɪˈlaːtoːɐ̯]

/[defibʁɪˈlaːtoːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Defibrillator” is uncommon German (frequency #56,051 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,051
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät zur elektrischen Defibrillation zur Durchbrechung eines Kammerflimmerns und damit zur Wiederherstellung der Herzaktion bzw. Gerät zur kontrollierten Kardioversion zur Wiederherstellung eines ...

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Index DE-defibrillator · Defibrillator · German

Defibrillator · rank #56,051 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,051
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH darauffolgende

Nearest frequency peer: darauffolgende (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Defibrillator“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Defibrillator“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Defibrillator
PropertyValue
HeadwordDefibrillator
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[defibʁɪˈlaːtoːɐ̯]
Letters13
Frequency rank#56,051
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Defibrillator“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Defibrillatorfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „darauffolgende“ (#56,050), „Deklination“ (#56,052), „designierte“ (#56,053). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Defibrillator“ bei #56,051. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Defibrillator is uncommon German at frequency #56,051 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [defibʁɪˈlaːtoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerät zur elektrischen Defibrillation zur Durchbrechung eines Kammerflimmerns und damit zur Wiederherstellung der Herzaktion bzw. Gerät zur kontrollierten Kardioversion zur Wiederherstellung eines ...".

Defibrillator doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Defibrillator, spelled D-E-F-I-B-R-I-L-L-A-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerät zur elektrischen Defibrillation zur Durchbrechung eines Kammerflimmerns und damit zur Wiederherstellung der Herzaktion bzw. Gerät zur kontrollierten Kardioversion zur Wiederherstellung eines normalen Herzrhythmus bei tachykarden Rhythmusstörungen

Synonyms

Schockgeber

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); 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 "Defibrillator"?
"Defibrillator" is spelled D-E-F-I-B-R-I-L-L-A-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [defibʁɪˈlaːtoːɐ̯].
What does "Defibrillator" mean?
As a noun, "Defibrillator" means: Gerät zur elektrischen Defibrillation zur Durchbrechung eines Kammerflimmerns und damit zur Wiederherstellung der Herzaktion bzw. Gerät zur kontrollierten Kardioversion zur Wiederherstellung eines ...
How do you pronounce "Defibrillator"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Defibrillator" is [defibʁɪˈlaːtoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Defibrillator" come from?
"Defibrillator" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Defibrillator", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list