Desaster
[deˈzaːstɐ]
The verdict
“Desaster” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #12,479 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,479
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - verhängnisvolles Unglück, schweres Missgeschick
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Desaster |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [deˈzaːstɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #12,479 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Desaster” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Desaster is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [deˈzaːstɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,479 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "verhängnisvolles Unglück, schweres Missgeschick".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Desaster, with forms such as "ddesaster", "deasster", and "desasetr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "disaster", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Desaster, spelled D-E-S-A-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1verhängnisvolles Unglück, schweres Missgeschick
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddesaster,deasster,desasetr,desasster,desasterr,desastre,desastter,desatser,dessaster,dessater,dseaster,edsaster
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Desaster - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “Desaster”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-E-S-A-S-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [deˈzaːstɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “disaster” - see the side-by-side comparison. Desaster vs disaster
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.