denunzieren

/[denʊnˈt͡siːʁən]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#45,849

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

denunzieren is aGermanverb. It means: meist aus niederen Beweggründen etwas oder jemanden anzeigen, verraten Pronounced [denʊnˈt͡siːʁən]. Often confused with denunziert.

Key facts for denunzieren
PropertyValue
Headworddenunzieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[denʊnˈt͡siːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#45,849
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for denunzieren is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [denʊnˈt͡siːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #45,849 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 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for denunzieren, with forms such as "ddenunzieren", "dennunzieren", and "dennuzieren". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "denunziert", 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 denunzieren, spelled D-E-N-U-N-Z-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
    meist aus niederen Beweggründen etwas oder jemanden anzeigen, verraten
  2. 2
    etwas oder jemanden öffentlich bloßstellen oder brandmarken

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddenunzieren,dennunzieren,dennuzieren,denunizeren,denunnzieren,denunzeiren,denunzieern,denunzierenn,denunzierne,denunzierren,denunzireen,denunzzieren,denuznieren,deunnzieren,dneunzieren,ednunzieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for denunzieren

Misspelling Variants of "denunzieren"

ddenunzieren12dennunzieren12dennuzieren11denunizeren11denunnzieren12denunzeiren11denunzieern11denunzierenn12
Misspelling Variants of "denunzieren"

Frequency rank: #45,849 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "denunzieren"?
"denunzieren" is spelled D-E-N-U-N-Z-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [denʊnˈt͡siːʁən].
What does "denunzieren" mean?
As a verb, "denunzieren" means: meist aus niederen Beweggründen etwas oder jemanden anzeigen, verraten
What words are commonly confused with "denunzieren"?
"denunzieren" is commonly confused with "denunziert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "denunzieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "denunzieren" is [denʊnˈt͡siːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "denunzieren" come from?
"denunzieren" 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.