defilieren
[defiˈliːʁən]
The verdict
“defilieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - feierlich (in einer Parade) an jemandem, insbesondere an einer zu ehrenden Persönlichkeit vorbeimarschieren, vorüberziehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-defilieren · defilieren · German
defilieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | defilieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [defiˈliːʁən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „defilieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
defilieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [defiˈliːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
defilieren has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is defilieren, spelled D-E-F-I-L-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1feierlich (in einer Parade) an jemandem, insbesondere an einer zu ehrenden Persönlichkeit vorbeimarschieren, vorüberziehen
- 2ein Defilé, eine Engstelle oder einen Engpass durchschreiten/durcheilen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how defilieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Soldaten defilierten bei der Parade.
Die Mannequins defilieren auf dem Laufsteg.
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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.