désert
[de.zɛːʀ]
The verdict
“désert” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - öde, wüst, verödet, verlassen, unbewohnt
Corpus desk
Index DE-desert · désert · German
désert · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | désert |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [de.zɛːʀ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „désert“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
désert is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [de.zɛːʀ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "öde, wüst, verödet, verlassen, unbewohnt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for désert in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is désert, spelled D-É-S-E-R-T.
Definition
- 1öde, wüst, verödet, verlassen, unbewohnt
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.