desolaten

[dezoˈlaːtn̩]

/[dezoˈlaːtn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“desolaten” is uncommon German (frequency #52,756 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,756
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs desolat

Corpus desk

Index DE-desolaten · desolaten · German

desolaten · rank #52,756 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,756
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH desk

Nearest frequency peer: desk (-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 „desolaten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for desolaten
PropertyValue
Headworddesolaten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[dezoˈlaːtn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,756
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „desolaten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.desolatenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „desk“ (#52,755), „deutschsprachig“ (#52,757), „diakonischen“ (#52,758). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „desolaten“ bei #52,756. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desolaten is uncommon German at frequency #52,756 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [dezoˈlaːtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for desolaten, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is desolaten, spelled D-E-S-O-L-A-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs desolat
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs desolat
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs desolat
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs desolat
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs desolat
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs desolat
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs desolat
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs desolat
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs desolat
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs desolat
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs desolat
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs desolat

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 "desolaten"?
"desolaten" is spelled D-E-S-O-L-A-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [dezoˈlaːtn̩].
What does "desolaten" mean?
As an adjective, "desolaten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs desolat
How do you pronounce "desolaten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desolaten" is [dezoˈlaːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desolaten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list