Desorientierung

[ˈdɛsʔoʁi̯ɛnˌtiːʁʊŋ]

/[ˈdɛsʔoʁi̯ɛnˌtiːʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Desorientierung” is uncommon German (frequency #96,836 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,836
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Fehlen/Mangel an korrekten Informationen/Kenntnissen

Corpus desk

Index DE-desorientierung · Desorientierung · German

Desorientierung · rank #96,836 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,836
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dera

Nearest frequency peer: dera (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Desorientierung”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Desorientierung” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026
Key facts for Desorientierung
PropertyValue
HeadwordDesorientierung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdɛsʔoʁi̯ɛnˌtiːʁʊŋ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#96,836
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Desorientierung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Desorientierung lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Desorientierung is uncommon German at frequency #96,836 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɛsʔoʁi̯ɛnˌtiːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Desorientierung in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Desorientierung, spelled D-E-S-O-R-I-E-N-T-I-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fehlen/Mangel an korrekten Informationen/Kenntnissen
  2. 2
    Verlust/Mangel an Raum-/Zeitorientierung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Traumata der Flucht und die entstandene Einsamkeit durch die Trennung von der Familie sind bei der umschriebenen Desorientierung noch gar nicht miteinbezogen.“
  2. „Die Desorientierung und die Neuorientierung, die mit der Initiation in jede Geheimlehre einhergehen, sind das wunderbarste Erlebnis, das man haben kann.“

Synonyms

VerwirrungOrientierungslosigkeit

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Desorientierung"?
"Desorientierung" is spelled D-E-S-O-R-I-E-N-T-I-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɛsʔoʁi̯ɛnˌtiːʁʊŋ].
What does "Desorientierung" mean?
As a noun, "Desorientierung" means: Fehlen/Mangel an korrekten Informationen/Kenntnissen
How do you pronounce "Desorientierung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Desorientierung" is [ˈdɛsʔoʁi̯ɛnˌtiːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Desorientierung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list