depuis
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The verdict
“depuis” is uncommon German (frequency #81,425 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,425
- frequency rank, German
- 2,764
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - seit, ab
Corpus desk
Index DE-depuis · depuis · German
depuis · rank #81,425 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,425
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,764
- PHOTO-FINISH demolieren
Nearest frequency peer: demolieren (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „depuis“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Dekanin
Dekanin
18,579 corpus weight
- deklarierten
deklarierten
18,578 corpus weight
- demolieren
demolieren
18,577 corpus weight
- depuis
depuis
18,576 corpus weight
- deskriptive
deskriptive
18,575 corpus weight
- Diakone
Diakone
18,573 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „depuis“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | depuis |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #81,425 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „depuis“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
depuis is uncommon German at frequency #81,425 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as apreposition, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "seit, ab".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for depuis, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is depuis, spelled D-E-P-U-I-S.
Definition
- 1seit, ab
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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