dependent
[dɪˈpɛndənt]
The verdict
“dependent” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abhängig
Corpus desk
Index DE-dependent · dependent · German
dependent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | dependent |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [dɪˈpɛndənt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dependent“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dependent is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [dɪˈpɛndənt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "abhängig".
Zero misspellings are on record for dependent in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is dependent, spelled D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1abhängig
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dependent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The naturalization of Iranian citizens will no longer be dependent on the consent of both countries.
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.