determined

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The verdict

“determined” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - entschlossen

Corpus desk

Index DE-determined · determined · German

determined · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for determined
PropertyValue
Headworddetermined
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[…]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „determined“ im Deutschen

determinedschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

determined is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "entschlossen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for determined, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is determined, spelled D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    entschlossen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. We must carry out a practical, effective, resolute and determined plan of action.

Synonyms

resolutesteadfast

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "determined"?
"determined" is spelled D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "determined" mean?
As an adjective, "determined" means: entschlossen
How do you pronounce "determined"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "determined" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "determined" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list