dehne

[ˈdeːnə]

/[ˈdeːnə]/ verb

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The verdict

“dehne” is uncommon German (frequency #87,579 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,579
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dehnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-dehne · dehne · German

dehne · rank #87,579 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,579
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dekans

Nearest frequency peer: Dekans (+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 „dehne“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dehne
PropertyValue
Headworddehne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdeːnə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#87,579
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dehne“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).dehnefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Dekans“ (#87,580), „Deckels“ (#87,577), „delikaten“ (#87,581). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dehne“ bei #87,579. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dehne is uncommon German at frequency #87,579 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdeːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

dehne has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is dehne, spelled D-E-H-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dehnen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dehnen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dehnen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dehnen

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 "dehne"?
"dehne" is spelled D-E-H-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdeːnə].
What does "dehne" mean?
As a verb, "dehne" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dehnen
How do you pronounce "dehne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dehne" is [ˈdeːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dehne" come from?
"dehne" 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 "dehne", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

crema#87,565cooks#87,562choir#87,554casas#87,542

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list