definiert
[defiˈniːɐ̯t]
The verdict
“definiert” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #3,571 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #3,571
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vorher bestimmt, festgelegt
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | definiert |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [defiˈniːɐ̯t] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #3,571 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “definiert” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for definiert is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [defiˈniːɐ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,571 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "vorher bestimmt, festgelegt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for definiert, with forms such as "ddefiniert", "deffiniert", and "defiinert". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "dominiert", "deponiert", "dezidiert", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is definiert, spelled D-E-F-I-N-I-E-R-T.
Definition
- 1vorher bestimmt, festgelegt
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddefiniert,deffiniert,defiinert,defineirt,definierrt,definiertt,definietr,definiret,definniert,defniiert,deifniert,dfeiniert,edfiniert
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of definiert - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “definiert”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-E-F-I-N-I-E-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [defiˈniːɐ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “dominiert” - see the side-by-side comparison. definiert vs dominiert
- 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.