dehnte

[ˈdeːntə]

/[ˈdeːntə]/ verb

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The verdict

“dehnte” is uncommon German (frequency #51,225 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,225
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-dehnte · dehnte · German

dehnte · rank #51,225 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,225
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Deflation

Nearest frequency peer: Deflation (-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 „dehnte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dehnte
PropertyValue
Headworddehnte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdeːntə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,225
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dehnte“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).dehntefällt 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: „Deflation“ (#51,224), „definierter“ (#51,223), „Delikten“ (#51,227). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dehnte“ bei #51,225. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dehnte is uncommon German at frequency #51,225 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdeːntə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dehnte, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is dehnte, spelled D-E-H-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs dehnen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs dehnen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs dehnen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum 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 "dehnte"?
"dehnte" is spelled D-E-H-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdeːntə].
What does "dehnte" mean?
As a verb, "dehnte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs dehnen
How do you pronounce "dehnte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dehnte" is [ˈdeːntə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dehnte" come from?
"dehnte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

crunch#51,213diffus#51,241Doodle#51,246Bummel#51,188

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list