desire

[dɪˈzaɪə]

/[dɪˈzaɪə]/ noun

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The verdict

“desire” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,706. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,706
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verlangen, Sehnsucht, Wunsch

Corpus desk

Index DE-desire · desire · German

desire · rank #35,706 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,706
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH derzeitiger

Nearest frequency peer: derzeitiger (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „desire“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „desire“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

desire vs devise
67% similar
desire vs deine
67% similar
desire vs Design
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for desire
PropertyValue
Headworddesire
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dɪˈzaɪə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,706
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „desire“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).desireliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „derzeitiger“ (#35,705), „DHB“ (#35,707), „demütigen“ (#35,704). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „desire“ bei #35,706. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around desire (IPA [dɪˈzaɪə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,706 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for desire, with forms such as "ddesire", "deisre", and "desier". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "devise", "deine", "Design", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is desire, spelled D-E-S-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verlangen, Sehnsucht, Wunsch
  2. 2
    sexuelles Verlangen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He has the desire for support and a lifelong family-like alliance.
  2. She satisfies my desire.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesire
  • deisre
  • desier
  • desirre
  • desrie
  • dessire
  • dseire
  • edsire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desire - 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.

ddesire1deisre2desier2desirre1desrie2dessire1dseire2edsire2
Edit distance from "desire"

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 "desire"?
"desire" is spelled D-E-S-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪˈzaɪə].
What does "desire" mean?
As a noun, "desire" means: Verlangen, Sehnsucht, Wunsch
What words are commonly confused with "desire"?
"desire" is commonly confused with "devise", "deine", "Design". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desire" is [dɪˈzaɪə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desire" come from?
"desire" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list