desgleichen

[dɛsˈɡlaɪ̯çn̩]

/[dɛsˈɡlaɪ̯çn̩]/ adv

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The verdict

“desgleichen” is uncommon German (frequency #56,887 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,887
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ebenso, ebenfalls

Corpus desk

Index DE-desgleichen · desgleichen · German

desgleichen · rank #56,887 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,887
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH derzeitigem

Nearest frequency peer: derzeitigem (-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 „desgleichen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „desgleichen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for desgleichen
PropertyValue
Headworddesgleichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[dɛsˈɡlaɪ̯çn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#56,887
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „desgleichen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).desgleichenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „derzeitigem“ (#56,886), „Deutschkurs“ (#56,888), „Derbys“ (#56,885). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „desgleichen“ bei #56,887. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desgleichen is uncommon German at frequency #56,887 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [dɛsˈɡlaɪ̯çn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ebenso, ebenfalls".

No misspelling variants are generated for desgleichen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is desgleichen, spelled D-E-S-G-L-E-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ebenso, ebenfalls

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how desgleichen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mineralöl, aber auch Wasser und Boden werden knapp. Desgleichen Seltenerdmetalle wie Lanthan, Tantal und Neodym, deren Export China im kommenden Halbjahr reduzieren will, wie es dieser Tage bekannt gab.
  2. Die Börsen von Frankfurt und New York wollen fusionieren, desgleichen die London Stock Exchange und die kanadische TMX Group.

Synonyms

auchebenfallsebensogenausogeradesogleichermaßengleicherweisegleichfallsnichtminderdettoditoingleichen

Antonyms

andersunterschiedlich

This word in other languages

ditto(English)asimismo(Español)également(Français)igualmente(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 "desgleichen"?
"desgleichen" is spelled D-E-S-G-L-E-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [dɛsˈɡlaɪ̯çn̩].
What does "desgleichen" mean?
As an adverb, "desgleichen" means: ebenso, ebenfalls
How do you pronounce "desgleichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desgleichen" is [dɛsˈɡlaɪ̯çn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desgleichen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "desgleichen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

derzeitigem#56,886Deutschkurs#56,888depressiver#56,884Dienstboten#56,891

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list