desaströs

[dezasˈtʁøːs]

/[dezasˈtʁøːs]/ adj

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The verdict

“desaströs” is an uncommon German word, ranked #77,847 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#77,847
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zu extremen Enttäuschungen, Mängeln, Zerstörungen führend

Key facts for desaströs
PropertyValue
Headworddesaströs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[dezasˈtʁøːs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,847
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desaströs” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). desaströs lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for desaströs is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [dezasˈtʁøːs]. Corpus data places it at rank #77,847 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "zu extremen Enttäuschungen, Mängeln, Zerstörungen führend".

No misspelling variants are generated for desaströs in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is desaströs, spelled D-E-S-A-S-T-R-Ö-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu extremen Enttäuschungen, Mängeln, Zerstörungen führend

This word in other languages

disastrous(English)desastroso(Español)désastreux(Français)desastroso(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desaströs"?
"desaströs" is spelled D-E-S-A-S-T-R-Ö-S. The IPA pronunciation is [dezasˈtʁøːs].
What does "desaströs" mean?
As an adjective, "desaströs" means: zu extremen Enttäuschungen, Mängeln, Zerstörungen führend
How do you pronounce "desaströs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desaströs" is [dezasˈtʁøːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desaströs" come from?
"desaströs" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “desaströs”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-E-S-A-S-T-R-Ö-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [dezasˈtʁøːs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list