Defilee
[ˌdefiˈleː]
The verdict
“Defilee” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine festliche, feierliche Aufstellung, Vorbeimarsch, Zurschaustellung, Präsentation; das Vorbeischreiten, Vorbeigehen, Vorbeimarschieren an oder von Personen von besonderem Interesse, Stellung ode...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Defilee |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌdefiˈleː] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Defilee” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Defilee is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌdefiˈleː]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Defilee, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Defilee, spelled D-E-F-I-L-E-E.
Definition
- 1eine festliche, feierliche Aufstellung, Vorbeimarsch, Zurschaustellung, Präsentation; das Vorbeischreiten, Vorbeigehen, Vorbeimarschieren an oder von Personen von besonderem Interesse, Stellung oder Rang
- 2Hohlweg
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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.
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Using “Defilee”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-E-F-I-L-E-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌdefiˈleː] (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
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.