deplorabel
[deploˈʁaːbl̩]
The verdict
“deplorabel” 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) - Bedauern, Klagen bewirkend
Corpus desk
Index DE-deplorabel · deplorabel · German
deplorabel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | deplorabel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [deploˈʁaːbl̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „deplorabel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
deplorabel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [deploˈʁaːbl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bedauern, Klagen bewirkend".
deplorabel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is deplorabel, spelled D-E-P-L-O-R-A-B-E-L.
Definition
- 1Bedauern, Klagen bewirkend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how deplorabel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wer sich einmal die deplorable schulmedizinische Versorgung in riesigen Gebieten - insbesondere auf dem Land - in Afrika anschaut, wird rasch begreifen, weshalb das Wissen des traditional healer unverzichtbar ist, womit allerdings auch allerlei bizarre Riten und magische Praktiken für viele Afrikaner etwas durchaus Normales sind.“
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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.