dekontaminieren
[dekɔntamiˈniːʁən]
The verdict
“dekontaminieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Dekontamination durchführen
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Index DE-dekontaminieren · dekontaminieren · German
dekontaminieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | dekontaminieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [dekɔntamiˈniːʁən] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dekontaminieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dekontaminieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [dekɔntamiˈniːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Dekontamination durchführen".
No misspelling variants are generated for dekontaminieren in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 dekontaminieren, spelled D-E-K-O-N-T-A-M-I-N-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine Dekontamination durchführen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dekontaminieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dekontaminiert wird nicht nur von radioaktiven Stoffen, sondern auch von chemischen und biologischen Verunreinigungen.
Das gilt auch für Tote. Ein trauriges Kapitel ist die Dekontamination von Leichen. Auch sie werden dekontaminiert – also im Wesentlichen abgewaschen.
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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.