deshalb
[ˈdɛshalp]
The verdict
“deshalb” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #356 in German word frequency and used as a conjunction.
- #356
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weist auf eine vorausgehende Ursache oder einen Grund hin und bezeichnet die Folge
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | deshalb |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | [ˈdɛshalp] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #356 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “deshalb” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for deshalb is 7 letters long, classified as a conjunction, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdɛshalp]. Corpus data places it at rank #356 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "weist auf eine vorausgehende Ursache oder einen Grund hin und bezeichnet die Folge".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for deshalb, with forms such as "ddeshalb", "dehsalb", and "desahlb". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is deshalb, spelled D-E-S-H-A-L-B.
Definition
- 1weist auf eine vorausgehende Ursache oder einen Grund hin und bezeichnet die Folge
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddeshalb,dehsalb,desahlb,deshabl,deshalbb,deshallb,deshhalb,deshlab,desshalb,dsehalb,edshalb
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of deshalb - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “deshalb”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-E-S-H-A-L-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdɛshalp] (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.