dehnbar

[ˈdeːnbaːɐ̯]

/[ˈdeːnbaːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“dehnbar” is uncommon German (frequency #81,420 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,420
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Länge oder Form änderbar (von Materialien)

Corpus desk

Index DE-dehnbar · dehnbar · German

dehnbar · rank #81,420 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,420
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH degradieren

Nearest frequency peer: degradieren (-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 „dehnbar“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dehnbar
PropertyValue
Headworddehnbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdeːnbaːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#81,420
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dehnbar“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).dehnbarfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „degradieren“ (#81,419), „dekadenten“ (#81,421), „Deformation“ (#81,418). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dehnbar“ bei #81,420. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dehnbar is uncommon German at frequency #81,420 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdeːnbaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for dehnbar in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is dehnbar, spelled D-E-H-N-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Länge oder Form änderbar (von Materialien)
  2. 2
    nicht klar umrissen; vieldeutig; mehrere Deutungen zulassend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Magen ist ein sehr dehnbares Organ.
  2. Eine Mangan-Silizium-Aluminium-Legierung soll Stahl deutlich dehnbarer machen.

Synonyms

ausdehnbarbiegbarbiegsamdilatabelduktilelastischexpansibelextensibeldoppeldeutigflexibelinterpretierbarunbestimmtundeutlichungenauunklarverschwommenvieldeutig

Antonyms

starrunelastischbestimmteindeutigexaktgenau

This word in other languages

elastic(English)dilatable(Español)élastique(Français)

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 "dehnbar"?
"dehnbar" is spelled D-E-H-N-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdeːnbaːɐ̯].
What does "dehnbar" mean?
As an adjective, "dehnbar" means: in Länge oder Form änderbar (von Materialien)
How do you pronounce "dehnbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dehnbar" is [ˈdeːnbaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dehnbar" come from?
"dehnbar" 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 "dehnbar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Dekanin#81,422Defekts#81,416Diakone#81,428curious#81,407

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list