Dekonstruktion

[dekɔnstʁʊkˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[dekɔnstʁʊkˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Dekonstruktion” is uncommon German (frequency #66,117 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,117
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abbau von innen

Corpus desk

Index DE-dekonstruktion · Dekonstruktion · German

Dekonstruktion · rank #66,117 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,117
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Debütroman

Nearest frequency peer: Debütroman (-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 „Dekonstruktion“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dekonstruktion
PropertyValue
HeadwordDekonstruktion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dekɔnstʁʊkˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters14
Frequency rank#66,117
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dekonstruktion“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Dekonstruktionfällt 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: „Debütroman“ (#66,116), „dement“ (#66,118), „Diagrammen“ (#66,119). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dekonstruktion“ bei #66,117. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dekonstruktion is uncommon German at frequency #66,117 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [dekɔnstʁʊkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Dekonstruktion in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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 carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Dekonstruktion, spelled D-E-K-O-N-S-T-R-U-K-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abbau von innen
  2. 2
    kritisches Hinterfragen grundlegender Begriffe
  3. 3
    kritisches Hinterfragen und Auflösen eines Textes im weiteren Sinn

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Mit ‚Miami Vice‘ kam die Dekonstruktion ins amerikanische Serienfernsehen, in den Jahren 1984 bis 1989.“
  2. „Gegensatzpaare und Wertehierarchien werden von den Vertretern der Dekonstruktion als einengender Logozentrismus beschrieben, der die Vielfalt der Welt gewaltsam einenge.“

Antonyms

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 "Dekonstruktion"?
"Dekonstruktion" is spelled D-E-K-O-N-S-T-R-U-K-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [dekɔnstʁʊkˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Dekonstruktion" mean?
As a noun, "Dekonstruktion" means: Abbau von innen
How do you pronounce "Dekonstruktion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dekonstruktion" is [dekɔnstʁʊkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dekonstruktion" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list