Desperados

[dɛspeˈʁaːdos]

/[dɛspeˈʁaːdos]/ noun

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The verdict

“Desperados” is uncommon German (frequency #82,656 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,656
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Desperado

Corpus desk

Index DE-desperados · Desperados · German

Desperados · rank #82,656 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,656
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Derwisch

Nearest frequency peer: Derwisch (-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 „Desperados“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Desperados
PropertyValue
HeadwordDesperados
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dɛspeˈʁaːdos]
Letters10
Frequency rank#82,656
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Desperados“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Desperadosfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Derwisch“ (#82,655), „deutschnationale“ (#82,657), „Deputation“ (#82,654). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Desperados“ bei #82,656. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Desperados is uncommon German at frequency #82,656 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [dɛspeˈʁaːdos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Desperados in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Desperados, spelled D-E-S-P-E-R-A-D-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Desperado
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Desperado
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Desperado
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Desperado
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Desperado

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 "Desperados"?
"Desperados" is spelled D-E-S-P-E-R-A-D-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [dɛspeˈʁaːdos].
What does "Desperados" mean?
As a noun, "Desperados" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Desperado
How do you pronounce "Desperados"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Desperados" is [dɛspeˈʁaːdos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Desperados" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Deputation#82,654deployment#82,653Diskuswurf#82,663Drittbeste#82,670

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list