deftigen

[ˈdɛftɪɡn̩]

/[ˈdɛftɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“deftigen” is uncommon German (frequency #60,467 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,467
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs deftig

Corpus desk

Index DE-deftigen · deftigen · German

deftigen · rank #60,467 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,467
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH DDT

Nearest frequency peer: DDT (-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 „deftigen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for deftigen
PropertyValue
Headworddeftigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdɛftɪɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,467
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „deftigen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.deftigenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „DDT“ (#60,466), „dekadent“ (#60,468), „datierten“ (#60,465). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „deftigen“ bei #60,467. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

deftigen is uncommon German at frequency #60,467 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdɛftɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

deftigen has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is deftigen, spelled D-E-F-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs deftig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs deftig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs deftig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs deftig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs deftig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs deftig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs deftig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs deftig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs deftig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs deftig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs deftig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs deftig

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 "deftigen"?
"deftigen" is spelled D-E-F-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɛftɪɡn̩].
What does "deftigen" mean?
As an adjective, "deftigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs deftig
How do you pronounce "deftigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deftigen" is [ˈdɛftɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deftigen" come from?
"deftigen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dekadent#60,468Eiablage#60,501bestaunt#60,414erholsam#60,534

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list