deliberate

[dɪlɪbəreɪt]

/[dɪlɪbəreɪt]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit klarer Absicht: bewusst, absichtlich, vorsätzlich, überlegt, wohlerwogen

Corpus desk

Index DE-deliberate · deliberate · German

deliberate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for deliberate
PropertyValue
Headworddeliberate
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[dɪlɪbəreɪt]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „deliberate“ im Deutschen

deliberateschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

deliberate is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [dɪlɪbəreɪt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

deliberate has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is deliberate, spelled D-E-L-I-B-E-R-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit klarer Absicht: bewusst, absichtlich, vorsätzlich, überlegt, wohlerwogen
  2. 2
    mit Bedacht: vorsichtig, bedächtig, besonnen, gemächlich, langsam

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. “Extensive damage to an undersea gas pipeline … appears to be the result of a “deliberate … external act”, Finnish authorities have said.”
  2. “Comedian Joe Pera releases podcast episodes with the same slow, deliberate pace as he speaks ….”

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "deliberate"?
"deliberate" is spelled D-E-L-I-B-E-R-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪlɪbəreɪt].
What does "deliberate" mean?
As an adjective, "deliberate" means: mit klarer Absicht: bewusst, absichtlich, vorsätzlich, überlegt, wohlerwogen
How do you pronounce "deliberate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deliberate" is [dɪlɪbəreɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deliberate" come from?
"deliberate" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list