desolat
[dezoˈlaːt]
The verdict
“desolat” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einem schlechten, erbärmlichen Zustand seiend; ohne Hoffnung (auf eine Verbesserung)
Corpus desk
Index DE-desolat · desolat · German
desolat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | desolat |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [dezoˈlaːt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „desolat“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
desolat is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [dezoˈlaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in einem schlechten, erbärmlichen Zustand seiend; ohne Hoffnung (auf eine Verbesserung)".
desolat has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is desolat, spelled D-E-S-O-L-A-T.
Definition
- 1in einem schlechten, erbärmlichen Zustand seiend; ohne Hoffnung (auf eine Verbesserung)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how desolat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die desolate deutsche Mannschaft verlor das Spiel.
Die Verhältnisse in manchen Staaten sind sehr desolat.
Antonyms
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.