deflorieren

[defloˈʁiːʁən]

/[defloˈʁiːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“deflorieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - althergebracht: ein Hymen (ebenfalls althergebracht: Jungfernhäutchen) durchstoßen

Corpus desk

Index DE-deflorieren · deflorieren · German

deflorieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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.

Key facts for deflorieren
PropertyValue
Headworddeflorieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[defloˈʁiːʁən]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „deflorieren“ im Deutschen

deflorierenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

deflorieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [defloˈʁiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "althergebracht: ein Hymen (ebenfalls althergebracht: Jungfernhäutchen) durchstoßen".

deflorieren doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is deflorieren, spelled D-E-F-L-O-R-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    althergebracht: ein Hymen (ebenfalls althergebracht: Jungfernhäutchen) durchstoßen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how deflorieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Signorina Lepi hast du erst im Mai defloriert.“
  2. „Aber zu ihrer Überraschung begann er dann ein äußerst offenes und unverhohlenes Geständnis abzulegen, bei dem er enthüllte, daß seine einzige Besessenheit darin bestand, junge Mädchen zu deflorieren.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "deflorieren"?
"deflorieren" is spelled D-E-F-L-O-R-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [defloˈʁiːʁən].
What does "deflorieren" mean?
As a verb, "deflorieren" means: althergebracht: ein Hymen (ebenfalls althergebracht: Jungfernhäutchen) durchstoßen
How do you pronounce "deflorieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deflorieren" is [defloˈʁiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deflorieren" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list