dekorieren

/[dekoˈʁiːʁən]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,043

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

dekorieren is aGermanverb. It means: etwas schmücken Pronounced [dekoˈʁiːʁən]. Often confused with dekoriert and deklarieren.

Key facts for dekorieren
PropertyValue
Headworddekorieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[dekoˈʁiːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#38,043
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of dekorieren in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for dekorieren is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [dekoˈʁiːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,043 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for dekorieren, with forms such as "ddekorieren", "dekkorieren", and "dekoireren". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "dekoriert", "deklarieren", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is dekorieren, spelled D-E-K-O-R-I-E-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas schmücken
  2. 2
    einen Orden verleihen

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddekorieren,dekkorieren,dekoireren,dekoreiren,dekorieern,dekorierenn,dekorierne,dekorierren,dekorireen,dekorrieren,dekroieren,deokrieren,dkeorieren,edkorieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for dekorieren

Misspelling Variants of "dekorieren"

ddekorieren11dekkorieren11dekoireren10dekoreiren10dekorieern10dekorierenn11dekorierne10dekorierren11
Misspelling Variants of "dekorieren"

Frequency rank: #38,043 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dekorieren"?
"dekorieren" is spelled D-E-K-O-R-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [dekoˈʁiːʁən].
What does "dekorieren" mean?
As a verb, "dekorieren" means: etwas schmücken
What words are commonly confused with "dekorieren"?
"dekorieren" is commonly confused with "dekoriert", "deklarieren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dekorieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dekorieren" is [dekoˈʁiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dekorieren" come from?
"dekorieren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.