dekantieren
[dekanˈtiːʁən]
The verdict
“dekantieren” 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) - eine Flüssigkeit behutsam abgießen, um sie vom Bodensatz zu trennen, der im Gefäß zurückbleibt
Corpus desk
Index DE-dekantieren · dekantieren · German
dekantieren · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dekantieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [dekanˈtiːʁən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dekantieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dekantieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [dekanˈtiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for dekantieren in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is dekantieren, spelled D-E-K-A-N-T-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine Flüssigkeit behutsam abgießen, um sie vom Bodensatz zu trennen, der im Gefäß zurückbleibt
- 2Wein aus der Flasche in eine Karaffe gießen, so dass der Bodensatz in der Flasche zurückbleibt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dekantieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Man verdampft etwa die Hälfte der Flüssigkeit und dekantiert dann schnell noch warm ab.
Das Menü war serviert, die Kellner hatten am Tisch tranchiert, filetiert, dekantiert - ein gelungenes Geschäftsessen, wie es schien.
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.