Desertion
[dezɛʁˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Desertion” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unerlaubte Entfernung vom Militärdienst
Corpus desk
Index DE-desertion · Desertion · German
Desertion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Desertion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [dezɛʁˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Desertion“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Desertion is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [dezɛʁˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unerlaubte Entfernung vom Militärdienst".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Desertion, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Desertion, spelled D-E-S-E-R-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1unerlaubte Entfernung vom Militärdienst
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Desertion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nach dem Scheitern der zweiten Desertion im Januar 1787 konnte Seume sich im gleichen Jahr dem preußischen Söldnerdienst doch noch entziehen.“
„Schon seit einigen Tagen war in unserem Kreis die Möglichkeit seiner Desertion erwogen worden.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.