dekolonisieren

[dekoloniˈziːʁən]

/[dekoloniˈziːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“dekolonisieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine (ehemalige) Kolonie vom wirtschaftlichen, politischen, kulturellen etc. Einfluss der (ehemaligen) Kolonialmacht befreien, lossagen, die Abhängigkeit der Kolonie aufheben

Key facts for dekolonisieren
PropertyValue
Headworddekolonisieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[dekoloniˈziːʁən]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dekolonisieren” sits in German frequency

dekolonisieren falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dekolonisieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [dekoloniˈziːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine (ehemalige) Kolonie vom wirtschaftlichen, politischen, kulturellen etc. Einfluss der (ehemaligen) Kolonialmacht befreien, lossagen, die Abhängigkeit der Kolonie aufheben".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dekolonisieren, 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.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is dekolonisieren, spelled D-E-K-O-L-O-N-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine (ehemalige) Kolonie vom wirtschaftlichen, politischen, kulturellen etc. Einfluss der (ehemaligen) Kolonialmacht befreien, lossagen, die Abhängigkeit der Kolonie aufheben

Synonyms

entkolonisierenentkolonialisieren

Antonyms

kolonisieren

This word in other languages

decolonize(English)décoloniser(Français)descolonizar(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dekolonisieren"?
"dekolonisieren" is spelled D-E-K-O-L-O-N-I-S-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [dekoloniˈziːʁən].
What does "dekolonisieren" mean?
As a verb, "dekolonisieren" means: eine (ehemalige) Kolonie vom wirtschaftlichen, politischen, kulturellen etc. Einfluss der (ehemaligen) Kolonialmacht befreien, lossagen, die Abhängigkeit der Kolonie aufheben
How do you pronounce "dekolonisieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dekolonisieren" is [dekoloniˈziːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Using “dekolonisieren”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-E-K-O-L-O-N-I-S-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [dekoloniˈziːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list