# desire

> German word · Noun · IPA [dɪˈzaɪə] · frequency rank #35,706

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

## Easily confused with
- **devise** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/desire-vs-devise)
- **deine** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/deine-vs-desire)
- **Design** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/design-vs-desire)
- **Denise** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/denise-vs-desire)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ddesire`, `deisre`, `desier`, `desirre`, `desrie`, `dessire`, `dseire`, `edsire`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/desire